Moral Distress
Moral distress is a kind of psychological distress that occurs when a person is unable to act consistently with their values. This may occur when an ethical solution to a problem cannot be identified or when a person knows the right thing to do but is prevented from doing so by internal or external constraints.
Our Study
We interviewed 11 healthcare professionals who have expertise in addressing moral distress in Canadian healthcare systems. We asked them about what changed during the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic and how we can effectively respond to the growing challenge of moral distress. You can download a PDF about our findings by clicking on the image below.
Acknowledgments
Our team works on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations across British Columbia, including the Lheidli T’enneh (‘Klet-lee Ten-eh’), xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), and səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). We offer our acknowledgement, gratitude and respect to all Indigenous communities on whose traditional territories this research has been conducted.
Thank you to everyone who shared their time and expertise about moral distress.
This project was supported through a UBC Hampton Fund Research Grant.
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