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http://dx.doi.org/10.5977/jkasne.2020.26.4.366

The relationships between moral distress and quality of nursing care in oncology nurses  

Kim, Sae Mi (School of Nursing, Hanyang University)
Shin, Yong Soon (School of Nursing, Hanyang University)
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The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education / v.26, no.4, 2020 , pp. 366-373 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The study aimed to investigate the relationship between moral distress and the quality of nursing care. Methods: This cross-sectional correlation study included nurses working at oncology nursing units of two secondary general hospitals in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do, Korea. A total of 207 nurses participated. Moral distress was measured by the Moral Distress Scale-Revised Nurse Questionnaire and quality of nursing care was evaluated by the Quality of Oncology Nursing Care Scale. Data were collected from October 5 to 31, 2018. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, independent t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis. Results: The quality of oncology nursing care showed a negative correlation with moral distress (r=-.19, p=.007). The factors affecting the quality of oncology nursing care were religion (β=-.22, p=.001), clinical experience in oncology units (β=.27, p=.007), and moral distress (β=-.16, p=.018). Moral distress showed a statistically significant predictive power of 13% in the regression model (F=8.70, p=<.001). Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that management of moral distress is important to increase the quality of oncology nursing care.
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Morals; Oncology nursing; Nurses;
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