The sociodemographic characteristics of studied nurses
| Sociodemographic characteristics of studied nurses | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Hospital | |
| Shohada | 28 (5.1) |
| Alzahra | 15 (2.8) |
| ShahidMadani | 150 (27.5) |
| Children Cure & Health Hospital | 47 (8.6) |
| Alavi | 9 (1.6) |
| Imam Reza | 160 (29) |
| Taleghani | 13 (2.9) |
| Nikoukari | 8 (1.4) |
| Razi | 90 (16.5) |
| Sina | 25 (4.6) |
| Ward | |
| Special | 455 (83.5) |
| Psychiatric | 90 (16.5) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 472 (86.6) |
| Male | 73 (13.4) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 239 (43.9) |
| Married | 306 (56.1) |
| Education | |
| Bachelor | 511 (93.8) |
| Master & Higher | 34 (6.2) |
| Occupation | |
| Employed | 157 (28.8) |
| Contract and Project | 388 (71.2) |
Relationship among low, moderate, and high levels of moral distress domains and quality of care domains_
| Items | Psychosocial domain (df = 2) | Physical domain (df = 2) | Communication domain (df = 2) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBB | F | P | SBB | F | P | SBB | F | P | |
| Ignoring patient domain | 1122.44 | 2.89 | 0.056 | 2665.82 | 6.92 | 0.001 | 1746.78 | 4.51 | 0.011 |
| Decision-making domain | 839.68 | 3.62 | 0.027 | 1766.18 | 7.69 | 0.001 | 1052.22 | 4.54 | 0.011 |
| Professional competence domain | 311.76 | 3.68 | 0.026 | 572.02 | 6.80 | 0.001 | 570.33 | 6.79 | 0.001 |
Moral Distress Scale 7-point Likert 30 questions
| Items (n) | Low level (16–47) | Moderate level (48–80) | High level (81–112) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ignoring domain patients (16) | A | B | C |
| Decision-making domain (8) | D | E | F |
| Professional competence domain (6) | G | H | K |
| Items | Number of items | Item score | |
| Psychosocial domain | 32 | 32–128 | |
| Physical domain | 23 | 23–92 | |
| Communication domain | 13 | 13–52 |