Structural Equation Modeling Analysis on Associations of Moral Distress and Dimensions of Organizational Culture in Healthcare: A Cross-Sectional Study of Healthcare Professionals.
AJOB Empir Bioeth
; 15(2): 120-132, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Moral distress is a complex phenomenon experienced by healthcare professionals. This study examined the relationships between key dimensions of Organizational Culture in Healthcare (OCHC)-perceived psychological safety, ethical climate, patient safety-and healthcare professionals' perception of moral distress.DESIGN:
Cross-sectional survey.SETTING:
Pediatric and adult critical care medicine, and adult hospital medicine healthcare professionals in the United States.PARTICIPANTS:
Physicians (n = 260), nurses (n = 256), and advanced practice providers (n = 110) participated in the study. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Three dimensions of OCHC were measured using validated questionnaires Olson's Hospital Ethical Climate Survey, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Patient Safety Culture Survey, and Edmondson's Team Psychological Safety Survey. The perception of moral distress was measured using the Moral Distress Amidst a Pandemic Survey. The hypothesized relationships between various dimensions were tested with structural equation modeling (SEM).RESULTS:
Adequate model fit was achieved in the SEM a root-mean-square error of approximation =0.072 (90% CI 0.069 to 0.075), standardized root mean square residual = 0.056, and comparative fit index =0.926. Perceived psychological safety (ß= -0.357, p <.001) and patient safety culture (ß = -0.428, p<.001) were negatively related to moral distress experience. There was no significant association between ethical climate and moral distress (ß = 0.106, p = 0.319). Ethical Climate, however, was highly correlated with Patient Safety Culture (factor correlation= 0.82).CONCLUSIONS:
We used structural equation model to test a theoretical model of multi-dimensional organizational culture and healthcare climate (OCHC) and moral distress.Significant associations were found, supporting mitigating strategies to optimize psychological safety and patient safety culture to address moral distress among healthcare professionals. Future initiatives and studies should account for key dimensions of OCHC with multi-pronged targets to preserve the moral well-being of individuals, teams, and organizations.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cultura Organizacional
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Personal de Salud
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Seguridad del Paciente
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Principios Morales
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Ethics
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
AJOB Empir Bioeth
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos