Canadian respiratory therapists who considered leaving their clinical position experienced elevated moral distress and adverse psychological and functional outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic

IntroductionRespiratory therapists (RTs) faced morally distressing situations throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, including working with limited resources and facilitating video calls for families of dying patients. Moral distress is associated with a host of adverse psychological an...

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Main Authors: Andrea M. D’Alessandro-Lowe, Kimberly Ritchie, Andrea Brown, Bethany Easterbrook, Yuanxin Xue, Mina Pichtikova, Max Altman, Isaac Beech, Heather Millman, Fatima Foster, Kelly Hassall, Yarden Levy, David L. Streiner, Fardous Hosseiny, Sara Rodrigues, Alexandra Heber, Charlene O’Connor, Hugo Schielke, Ann Malain, Randi E. McCabe, Ruth A. Lanius, Margaret C. McKinnon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Health Agency of Canada 2023-11-01
Series:Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada
Online Access:https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/health-promotion-chronic-disease-prevention-canada-research-policy-practice/vol-43-no-10-11-2023/canadian-respiratory-therapists-leaving-clinical-position-moral-distress-adverse-psychological-functional-outcomes-covid-19-pandemic.html