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inguistic and psychometric validation of the German version of the Measure of Moral Distress for Healthcare Professionals to conduct a national digital cross-sectional study measuring moral distress among critical care nurses - a 3 phase study

Recruiting
Conditions
Frequency and intensity of occurrence of moral distress among critical care nurses.
Registration Number
DRKS00028762
Lead Sponsor
Medizinische Fakultät der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg Institut für PflegewissenschaftKlinisch-theoretisches Institut des Universitätsklinikums
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria

Phases 1 to 3: German language ability, age of majority, written informed consent to participate in the study, at least three months working in an intensive care unit, intensive care nurses living and working in Germany.

Exclusion Criteria

Nurses of outpatient intensive care units and inpatient long-term ventilator units are excluded from the survey.

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The aim is to provide a valid German-language instrument that reliably measures the frequency and intensity of moral distress. The following research questions should be answered:<br>1. what is the scale structure and internal consistency of the Guideline-compliant translated instrument?<br>2. what is the content and construct validity of the translated instrument?<br>3) What is the level of moral distress and intention to leave the profession among intensive care nurses and which influencing factors offer potential for the development of interventions to reduce moral distress and intention to leave the intensive care profession?
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Based on the results, interventions can be developed to counteract moral distress among critical care nurses and thus turnover from the profession.
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