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1Sagit Lev, PhD, is a postdoctoral student, Department of Gerontology, Haifa University, and an adjunct lecturer, Department of Social Work, Ariel University, 40700, Ariel, 4481400, Israel; e-mail: levsagit4@gmail.com. Liat Ayalon, PhD, is deputy director and chair of master's degree program, Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Abstract:
This article explores moral distress among long-term care facility (LTCF) social workers by examining the relationships between moral distress and environmental and personal features. Based on these features, authors identified a typology of LTCF social workers and how they handle moral distress. Such a typology can assist in the identification of social workers who are in a particular need for assistance. Overall, 216 LTCF social workers took part in the study. A two-step cluster analysis was conducted to identify a typology of LTCF social workers based on features such as ethical environment, support in workplace, mastery, and resilience. The variance of the identified clusters and their associations with moral distress were examined, and four clusters of LTCF social workers were identified. The clusters varied from each other in relation to their personal and environmental features and in relation to their experience of moral distress. The article concludes with a discussion of the importance of developing programs for LTCF social workers that provide support and enhancement of personal resources and an adequate and ethical environment for practice.
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