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Moral Distress Part II: Critical Review of Measurement |
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| รหัสดีโอไอ | |
| Creator | 1. Sanguan Lerkiatbundit 2. Pascal Borry |
| Title | Moral Distress Part II: Critical Review of Measurement |
| Publisher | คณะเภสัชศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์ |
| Publication Year | 2552 |
| Journal Title | วารสารเภสัชกรรมไทย |
| Journal Vol. | 1 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 12-22 |
| Keyword | Moral Distress, Ethical Dilemma, Nursing ethics, Moral Psychology, Measurement |
| ISSN | 1906-5574 |
| Abstract | Objective: To review the psychometric properties of various measures of moral distress and to suggest how to improve them. Methods: Related literatures retrieved from several databases up to January 2007 were reviewed in terms of reliability, content validity, construct validity and sensitivity using a checklist based on the guideline of McDowell and Newell. Results: Review of previous research identified three groups of instruments with the total of nine scales. The first group is single item measures. The second group is the scales with limited psychometric information. The third group is the scale with more psychometric information (the scale by Decker, the Moral Distress Scale (MDS) 1995 version by Corley and its modified versions in 2001 and 2005, the Stress of Conscience Questionnaire by Glagberg et al., and the scale by K?lvemark-Sporrong et al. Overall, five scales with more psychometric information are reliable, but more information is needed on their construct validity, factorial validity, and responsiveness. The MDS has more psychometric information than the other scales. Conclusion: Scale development studies for moral distress are in the early stage. Overall, the development of new scales or improvement of the existing ones by theory-driven study is urgently needed. The conceptual framework of care ethics could inform the scale development and research in this area. New instrument should incorporate both general questions and situation-specific questions in the same scale. |
