Title |
Organizational Influences on Health Professionals’ Experiences of Moral Distress in PICUs
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Published in |
HEC Forum, February 2015
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DOI | 10.1007/s10730-015-9266-8 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Sarah Wall, Wendy J. Austin, Daniel Garros |
Abstract |
This article reports the findings of a qualitative study (secondary analysis) that explored the organizational influences on moral distress for health professionals working in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) across Canada. Participants were recruited to the study from PICUs across Canada. The PICU is a high-tech, fast-paced, high-pressure environment where caregivers frequently face conflict and ethical tension in the care of critically ill children. A number of themes including relationships with management, organizational structure and processes, workload and resources, and team dynamics were identified. This study provides a rare and important multi-disciplinary perspective on this topic and the findings have implications for administrators and leaders who seek to improve the moral climate of healthcare delivery. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Canada | 2 | 67% |
Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
Members of the public | 1 | 33% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Unknown | 52 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 17% |
Professor > Associate Professor | 6 | 12% |
Student > Master | 6 | 12% |
Researcher | 5 | 10% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 6% |
Other | 8 | 15% |
Unknown | 15 | 29% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 19% |
Social Sciences | 6 | 12% |
Psychology | 5 | 10% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 10% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 2% |
Other | 7 | 13% |
Unknown | 18 | 35% |