Moral and exhausting distress working in the frontline of COVID-19: a Swedish survey during the first wave in four healthcare settings.
Mia SvantessonLinda DurnellErik HammarströmGustav JarlLars SandmanPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
We have not only contributed with knowledge about experiences of being in the frontline of COVID-19, but also with an understanding of a demarcation between moral stress/distress as a concern for patients and family, and exhausting distress in work situation as self-concern. A lesson for management is that ethics support should first include acknowledgement of self-concern and mitigation of guilt before any structured ethical reflection. Preventive measures for major events should focus on connectedness between all parties concerned, preventing inhumane care and burn-out.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
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- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- palliative care
- mental health
- peritoneal dialysis
- climate change
- cross sectional
- big data
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- quality improvement
- pain management
- patient reported outcomes
- stress induced
- patient reported