2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Moral distress experienced by mental health nurses, and factors to prevent burnout caused by moral distress
| Project/Area Number |
22592585
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Community health/Gerontological nurisng
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| Research Institution | Sonoda Women's University |
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Principal Investigator |
OHNISHI Kayoko 園田学園女子大学, 健康科学部, 教授 (00344599)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KITAOKA Kazuyo 金沢医科大学, 看護学部, 教授 (60326080)
NAKAHARA Jun 大阪大学, その他の研究科, 助教 (20547004)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
NAGAI Makie 金沢医科大学, 看護学部, 助教 (40454235)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 精神看護学 |
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| Research Abstract |
Moral distress arises when it is nearly impossible for nurses to pursue ethical care, and it might cause burnout. But nurses feel moral distress because they are sensitive to ethical problems. In this study, moral distress and moral sensitivity of psychiatric nurses in Japan and Finland were compared, and the relationships between moral distress and moral sensitivity were examined. The nurses in Japan felt significantly more intense moral distress, felt more moral burden, and had less moral strength compared to nurses in Finland. Among nurses in Japan, moral strength was strongly correlated with moral distress.
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