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  • Nursing Ethics
  • Healthcare Professional Well-being
  • Qualitative and Quantitative Research

Background:

  • Moral distress is a global issue impacting healthcare professionals, potentially leading to burnout and attrition.
  • Studies on moral distress are limited in Thailand, highlighting a gap in understanding its prevalence and impact within the Thai context.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the experience of moral distress among Thai nurses.
  • To identify factors associated with moral distress in this population.

Main Methods:

  • Convergent parallel mixed-methods design integrating quantitative and qualitative data.
  • Utilized the Measure of Moral Distress for Healthcare Professionals (MMD-HP) and semi-structured interviews.
  • Data collected from nurses at two tertiary care institutions in Southern Thailand.

Main Results:

  • 462 nurses completed the survey; top distress causes included system-level issues and end-of-life care.
  • Predictors of moral distress included work unit, intent to leave, and frequency of distress episodes.
  • Qualitative themes revealed powerlessness, end-of-life issues, and poor team function as key stressors.

Conclusions:

  • Thai nurses experience moral distress similarly to international counterparts, but cultural and contextual factors, including religious perspectives, warrant further exploration.
  • While root causes may be universal, the manifestation of moral distress is influenced by cultural nuances.