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Table 5 Mean “intention to leave” scores among the different professional types and the different ICU Types

From: Ethical decision-making climate, moral distress, and intention to leave among ICU professionals in a tertiary academic hospital center

 

Mean score (S.D.)a

p-value

Role within ICU

Physician

Nurse

P-Nb

Intention to leave

2.85 (1.3)

3.24 (1.3)

0.04*

ICU grouping

Medical

Neonatal/Pediatric

Surgical

NP-Mc

M-Sd

NP-Se

Intention to leave

3.21 (1.3)

2.87 (1.3)

3.15 (1.4)

0.04*

0.8

0.07

  1. aScore range 1–5 higher scores reflect greater intention to leave
  2. bPhysicians versus nurses
  3. cNeonatal/pediatric versus medical
  4. dMedical versus surgical
  5. eNeonatal/pediatric/surgical
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BMC Medical Ethics

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