Moral distress and moral competences in midwifery: A latent variable approach.

Journal of Health Psychology
Stephan Oelhafen, Eva Cignacco

Abstract

Like other health professionals, midwives need moral competences in order to cope effectively with ethical issues and to prevent moral distress and negative consequences such as fatigue or impaired quality of care. In this study, we developed and conducted a survey with 280 midwives or midwifery students assessing the burden associated with ethical issues, moral competences, and negative consequences of moral distress. Results show that ethical issues associated with asymmetries of power and authority most often lead to the experience of distress. The results are critically discussed in the context of the conceptualization and operationalization of moral distress.

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Sep 19, 2019·Nursing Ethics·Wendy MarshAnn Gallagher
Nov 19, 2020·BMC Medical Ethics·Hamideh HakimiHadi Ranjbar
Feb 5, 2021·European Journal of Midwifery·Bright AddoHannah N Ocran
Jun 5, 2021·Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health·Meghan Eagen-TorkkoSelina Mohammed
Sep 21, 2021·Nursing Ethics·Wendy FosterLinda Sweet

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