MORAL DISTRESS IN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated, because of its disruptive, exceptional and sudden character, great changes in the care, planning and organization of healthcare systems, bringing about scenarios for which nobody was prepared, especially healthcare professionals. In these scenarios, moral distres...

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Published in:	Ramon LLull journal of applied ethics no. 12; pp. 235 - 249
Main Authors:	Muñoz, Joan Bertrán, Lasaosa, Francisco José Cambra, Carrera i Carrera, Joan, Aresté, Montse Esquerda, Mestre, Marc Illa, Izquierdo, David Lorenzo, Carrera, Helena Roig
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Barcelona Ramon Llull University 01-01-2021
Subjects:	Coronaviruses COVID-19 Health care Medical prognosis Moral injury Morality Pandemics Professional ethics Professionals
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Summary:	The COVID-19 pandemic has generated, because of its disruptive, exceptional and sudden character, great changes in the care, planning and organization of healthcare systems, bringing about scenarios for which nobody was prepared, especially healthcare professionals. In these scenarios, moral distress, affecting mainly healthcare professionals, makes its appearance. The goal of this article is to analyse and describe the roots of moral distress, the areas in which it has appeared during the pandemic and, lastly, to offer a proposal to fight against it.
ISSN:	2013-8393
DOI:	10.34810/rljaev1n12id389313