Moral Stress and Moral Distress: Confronting Challenges in Healthcare Systems under Pressure

Di |2023-06-22T03:00:00+02:00Giugno 22nd, 2023|Categorie: Coronavirus PubMed|

Stresses on healthcare systems and moral distress among clinicians are urgent, intertwined bioethical problems in contemporary healthcare. Yet conceptualizations of moral distress in bioethical inquiry often overlook a range of routine threats to professional integrity in healthcare work. Using examples from our research on frontline physicians working during the COVID-19 pandemic, this article clarifies conceptual distinctions between moral distress, moral injury, and moral stress and...