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Table 4 Associations between moral distress and respondents’ characteristics

From: Moral distress and ethical climate in intensive care medicine during COVID-19: a nationwide study

Variable

n (%)

Moral distress score (SD)

Not considering leaving job nowa

470 (93.1)

2.57 (1.80)

Considering leaving job now

35 (6.9)

5.03 (2.63)

Enough attention is paid to moral distressb

410 (81.7)

2.44 (1.72)

Not enough attention is paid to moral distress

92 (18.3)

4.10 (2.37)

Not considering using psychosocial help nowc

450 (93.8)

2.65 (1.92)

Considering using psychosocial help now

30 (6.3)

4.05 (2.25)

  1. aNot considering leaving now vs. considering leaving now (p < 0.001)
  2. bEnough attention is paid vs. not enough attention is paid (p < 0.001)
  3. cNot considering using help now vs. considering using help now (p < 0.001)