Validation of a Korean version of the Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to validate a scale to examine the moral sensitivity of Korean nurses. A pre-existing scale, the Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire (MSQ), developed by Lützén, was used after deletion of three items. The reliability and validity of the scale were examined by using Cronbach's alpha and factor analysis, respectively. According to the results, reliability of the scale was adequate but its construct validity was not fully supported. Through discussion on evidence of validity, five subconstructs emerged. In particular, unlike the factor structure of the MSQ, two subconstructs, patient-oriented care and professional responsibility, were newly extracted. It was assumed that the other three MSQ subconstructs, conflict, meaning and benevolence (expressed as nurses being ethically good), would not be sensitive to cultural background. Given these findings, interpretations about the meaning of moral sensitivity of Korean nurses are discussed.

Sensibilidade Moral Dos Enfermeiros Avaliada Por Scoping Review

“…Foram identificadas 774 publicações sobre o tema, das quais 28 foram selecionadas para integrar a amostra, sendo esta composta por 19 estudos originais (1)(2)(4)(5)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25) e nove estudos teóricos (26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34) . Todos os estudos incluídos estavam publicados em inglês.…”

“…Quanto ao tema, 16 estudos abordavam a sensibilidade moral (2,(4)(5)(11)(12)(13)(14)16,19,(21)(22)(24)(25)(27)(28)(29) e 12 estudos abordavam a sensibilidade ética (1,15,(17)(18)20,23,26,(30)(31)(32)(33)(34) . Quanto ao ano de publicação, os estudos selecionados distribuíram-se entre 2000 e 2015 (Figura 2).…”

“…Quanto ao ano de publicação, os estudos selecionados distribuíram-se entre 2000 e 2015 (Figura 2). Seis estudos foram realizados na Coreia (1)(2)11,14,17,22) ; quatro na Suécia (4)(5)(12)(13) e na Turquia (15,20,(24)(25) ; dois no Irã (19,23) ; um na Espanha (18) , Estados Unidos (21) , Japão e Noruega (16) .…”

“…Os participantes dos estudos totalizaram 2.013 enfermeiros (11)(12)(13)(14)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20) ; 722 estudantes de Enfermagem (1)(2)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25) ; 778 médicos (12) e 278 profissionais da saúde que incluíam enfermeiros, médicos e auxiliares de enfermagem (5) .…”

A comparison of the views of nursing students and clinical educators on students’ ethical sensitivity

“…This questionnaire was extracted from a study conducted in 2010 in Korea on ethical sensitivity in nurses [16]. The questionnaire was first translated by the researcher and then translated back into English by an expert in the English language.…”