Mario Sergio Bruggmann, Dulcinéia Ghizoni Schneider, Flávia Regina Souza Ramos, Mara Ambrosina Vargas, Laura Cavalcanti de Farias Brehmer, Ácmon Bhering
Background and Purpose: To adapt and validate the Brazilian Scale of Moral Distress in Nurses for the mental health field. Methods: A cross-sectional methodological study was carried out, adapted with the contribution of 34 specialists, and validated by 173 mental health nurses. Results: The validated scale consists of 37 items divided into seven factors, and they were responsible for 77.2% of variance-working conditions, advocacy for the values and rights, professional safety and autonomy, ethical violations, social conflicts, ethical-professional competence, and conflicts with the management, with Cronbach's alpha at ...
December 26, 2023: Journal of Nursing Measurement