2022
DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000001921
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Moral Distress and Moral Injury Among Attending Neurosurgeons: A National Survey

Abstract: BACKGROUND:“Moral distress” describes the psychological strain a provider faces when unable to uphold professional values because of external constraints. Recurrent or intense moral distress risks moral injury, burnout, and physician attrition but has not been systematically studied among neurosurgeons.OBJECTIVE:To develop a unique instrument to test moral distress among neurosurgeons, evaluate the frequency and intensity of scenarios that may elicit moral distress and injury, and determine their impact on neu… Show more

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“…In 19 articles, individual factors were considered in relation to their association with moral distress among surgeons (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)8,10,25,(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37). In some instances, this was in connection to demographic characteristics such as gender (2,8,30,31), years in practice (2,29,(31)(32)(33)36), and the impact of being in a leadership or supervisory position (30).…”
Section: Individualmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…In 19 articles, individual factors were considered in relation to their association with moral distress among surgeons (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)8,10,25,(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37). In some instances, this was in connection to demographic characteristics such as gender (2,8,30,31), years in practice (2,29,(31)(32)(33)36), and the impact of being in a leadership or supervisory position (30).…”
Section: Individualmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Interpersonal factors were also explored in relation to the moral distress among surgeons (3,(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(25)(26)(27)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39). In some instances, these interpersonal factors arose in connection to the care provided, such as having unclear or inconsistent goals of care (7,25,34,37), discordance among and between teams or families (3,5,8,26,38), disruptions to the doctorpatient relationship (32), providing life prolonging intervention for terminally ill patients (3,(6)(7)(8)(9)25,33,34,37,39) and pressure from others to drive care (7,8,25,26,33,34,37). In studies assessing surgeons, interpersonal factors' impact on moral distress appear to differ based on surgeon roles.…”
Section: Interpersonalmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Articles on ethics and conflicts of interest (COI) ranged from general discussions of ethics in neurosurgery to very specific ethical questions. 152-178 Furr et al and Suskin and Giordano reviewed the topic of human head transplantation. 173,175 Four authors discussed informed consent.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The physicians´ age, gender and working position (GP or hospital physicians) significantly impacted their responses. Other studies also show that being female, younger, and their speciality are predictors of higher moral distress among health care providers [19][20][21].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%