Moral Distress Healthcare Providers in Spain: Observational Study.
Marta Mellides GonzálezMarta Elena Losa IglesiasInmaculada Corral-LiriaRicardo Becerro de Bengoa-VallejoEva Maria Martinez-JimenezSandra Fares-MedinaSara González-MartínMarta San-AntolínRaquel Jiménez-FernándezPublished in: Risk management and healthcare policy (2024)
Statistically significant differences have been found only in the medical group that treats adult patients, presenting a higher level of moral unrests than the pediatrician group. The MMD-HP-SPA questionnaire is a valid and useful instrument to detect MD in our hospital units in order to be able to implement strategies/interventions that improve the ethical climate and other factors that can mitigate and prevent this MD.