Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Nursing is a profession that has always been accompanied with common ethical concerns. There are some evidences which indicate that narrative writing on traumatic experiences may improve an individual's emotional health. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of narrative writing on moral distress of nurses working in intensive care unit. RESEARCH DESIGN:This study was a clinical trial with pre- and post-test design. The frequency and intensity of moral distress was measured by a valid and reliable questionnaire (Corely) at baseline and after 8 weeks. The intervention group was asked to write about their deepest emotions and stressful experiences in the intensive care unit for 8 weeks. PARTICIPANTS AND RESEARCH CONTEXT:Using consensus sampling, 120 nurses of intensive care unit and neonatal intensive care unit of the teaching hospitals (in Iran) were invited to and were randomly allocated into the intervention and control groups. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS:Participation was voluntary, data were anonymized, and the confidentiality of the participating nurses and their institutions maintained. The ethical approval was obtained from an IRB or research ethics committee. FINDINGS:In total, 106 nurses completed the trial consisting of 87.75% females. The mean work experience of nurses in the intervention and control groups was 7.21 ± 4.96 and 8.28 ± 5.45 years, respectively. Independent t-test showed no statistical difference neither in the intensity of moral distress (P = 0.8), nor in its frequency (P = 0.5) between the two groups. DISCUSSION:As nurses constantly face ethical tensions, moral distress is a phenomenon that results from the different situations of critical care units. Their concern about receiving negative feedback from the managerial level may have influenced the outcome of the intervention. CONCLUSION:Narratives writing by the nurses showed no effect on reducing the intensity and frequency of moral distress. It seems that due to the intensity of moral distress in clinical settings, we need to test variety solutions to reduce the problem.
journal_name
Nurs Ethicsjournal_title
Nursing ethicsauthors
Saeedi S,Jouybari L,Sanagoo A,Vakili MAdoi
10.1177/0969733018806342subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-11-01 00:00:00pages
2195-2203issue
7-8eissn
0969-7330issn
1477-0989journal_volume
26pub_type
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