TY - JOUR
T1 - Moral distress reduction using moral case deliberation in Japan
T2 - A mixed-methods study
AU - Ashida, Kaoru
AU - Kawashima, Tetsuharu
AU - Molewijk, Albert C.
AU - de Snoo-Trimp, Janine C.
AU - Kawakami, Aki
AU - Tanaka, Makoto
N1 - Funding Information: We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Kenji Hattori for his many suggestions for this study. We would also like to express our sincere gratitude to all the research participants who cooperated in this study, and to the head nurses who made efforts to cooperate in clinical research. This work was supported by the Uehiro Foundation on Ethics and Education and TMDU WISE Program (II) Student. Publisher Copyright: © 2023 Japan Academy of Nursing Science.
PY - 2023/7
Y1 - 2023/7
N2 - Aims: This study aims to develop and examine the effectiveness of a support program for reducing moral distress of nurses, based on the moral case deliberation methodology, and to study the feasibility of its implementation. Methods: Study design was an intervention study with pre/post-comparison. The support program included a short lecture and three moral case deliberation sessions for nurses working in an acute care hospital. The Measure of Moral Distress for Healthcare Professionals (MMD-HP) and the Euro-MCD (Moral Case Deliberation) 2.0 scale were used for pre/post-comparison, using the Wilcoxon's signed-rank test. Furthermore, post-intervention interviews were conducted with consenting participants to determine the reasons for changes in pre/post-intervention quantitative data. Of the 34 participants, 29 completed the post-questionnaire and were included in the quantitative data analysis, and 27 were included in the qualitative data analysis. Results: The mean MMD-HP total scores increased from 147.5 ± 61.0 to 159.3 ± 66.7, but not significantly (p =.375). The mean score of moral competence, a sub-scale of the Euro-MCD 2.0, increased significantly from 15.4 ± 2.4 to 16.4 ± 2.8 after the intervention (p =.036). A qualitative analysis revealed increased moral sensitivity to ethically difficult situations and improved analytical skills as the reasons for change in scores pre/post-intervention. Conclusion: The results of the qualitative analysis suggested the effectiveness of the intervention. The moral distress score increased, although not significantly, and moral competence also increased, suggesting the participants' values changed after the intervention. It was found that the support program using MCD is expected to improve participants' moral competence.
AB - Aims: This study aims to develop and examine the effectiveness of a support program for reducing moral distress of nurses, based on the moral case deliberation methodology, and to study the feasibility of its implementation. Methods: Study design was an intervention study with pre/post-comparison. The support program included a short lecture and three moral case deliberation sessions for nurses working in an acute care hospital. The Measure of Moral Distress for Healthcare Professionals (MMD-HP) and the Euro-MCD (Moral Case Deliberation) 2.0 scale were used for pre/post-comparison, using the Wilcoxon's signed-rank test. Furthermore, post-intervention interviews were conducted with consenting participants to determine the reasons for changes in pre/post-intervention quantitative data. Of the 34 participants, 29 completed the post-questionnaire and were included in the quantitative data analysis, and 27 were included in the qualitative data analysis. Results: The mean MMD-HP total scores increased from 147.5 ± 61.0 to 159.3 ± 66.7, but not significantly (p =.375). The mean score of moral competence, a sub-scale of the Euro-MCD 2.0, increased significantly from 15.4 ± 2.4 to 16.4 ± 2.8 after the intervention (p =.036). A qualitative analysis revealed increased moral sensitivity to ethically difficult situations and improved analytical skills as the reasons for change in scores pre/post-intervention. Conclusion: The results of the qualitative analysis suggested the effectiveness of the intervention. The moral distress score increased, although not significantly, and moral competence also increased, suggesting the participants' values changed after the intervention. It was found that the support program using MCD is expected to improve participants' moral competence.
KW - clinical ethics
KW - feasibility studies
KW - moral development
KW - moral distress
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1111/jjns.12528
DO - https://doi.org/10.1111/jjns.12528
M3 - Article
C2 - 36758945
SN - 1742-7932
VL - 20
JO - Japan Journal of Nursing Science
JF - Japan Journal of Nursing Science
IS - 3
M1 - e12528
ER -