The relationship between moral distress, burnout, and considering leaving a hospital job during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal survey

• Main Authors: Robert G. Maunder (Author), Natalie D. Heeney (Author), Rebecca A. Greenberg (Author), Lianne P. Jeffs (Author), Lesley A. Wiesenfeld (Author), Jennie Johnstone (Author), Jonathan J. Hunter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Previous research suggests that moral distress contributes to burnout in nurses and other healthcare workers. We hypothesized that burnout both contributed to moral distress and was amplified by moral distress for hospital workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. This study also aimed t...