Moral Distress Entangled: Patients and Providers in the COVID-19 Era.
HEC Forum
; 33(4): 415-423, 2021 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1152054
ABSTRACT
Moral distress is defined as the inability to act according to one's own core values. During the COVID-19 pandemic, moral distress in medical personnel has gained attention, related to the impact of pandemic-associated factors, such as the uncertainty of treatment options for the virus and the accelerated pace of deaths. Measures to provide aid and mitigate the long-term pandemic effect on providers are starting to be designed. Yet, little has been said about the moral distress experienced by patients and the relational and additive effect on provider moral distress. Pandemic-associated factors affecting moral distress in patients include the constraining effects of isolation on spiritual and religious traditions as well as the intentional separation of patients from their families. This paper will explore the idea that patients are suffering their own moral distress and further how this impacts the intensity of moral distress experienced by the providers-nurses and physicians. The paucity of research in this area with the implications on patient's distress, decision making, and distress experienced by providers compels further investigation and analysis.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
HEC Forum
Journal subject:
Ethics
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Hospitals
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Jurisprudence
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S10730-021-09450-y
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