فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Context: Moral distress is a common phenomenon in the nursing profession. This study was aimed to determine the mean intensity and frequency of moral distress among Iranian Nurses. Results: According to 12 (3.08%) selected documents out of 389, 2655 Iranian nurses with a mean age of 32.3 ± 15.265 years entered to meta-analysis. Mean intensity of moral distress was calculated 2.2329 [CI95%: 1.7651, 2.5230] out of 4, 2.9566 [CI95%: 2.4362, 3.4769] out of 5, and 3.4328 [CI95%: 3.3200, 3.5455] out of 6. Furthermore, its frequency was calculated 1.9237 [CI95%: 1.5533, 2.2941] out of 4, 3.0278 [CI95%: 2.4533, 3.6024] out of 5, and 2.6261 [CI95%: 2.5210, 2.7312] out of 6. Which the range of both has been reported in moderate to intense Conclusions: According to the results, the intensity and frequency of moral distress have been reported in the range of moderate to intense. Due to the most harmful effects of moral distress in nursing, management and prevention protocols of moral distress should be developed and done by nurses.