COVID19- Understanding Psychological & Moral Distress among NHS Staff [COVID-19]
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Understanding Psychological and Moral Distress, Support and Coping Mechanisms among NHS Staff during the COVID-19 Pandemic
IRAS ID
282940
Contact name
Sara Ahmed
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
The University of Surrey
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
SPON 2020 006 FASS, The University of Surrey
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 30 days
Research summary
Currently, NHS staff are working under increasing pressure due to the COVID19 Pandemic, which can significantly adversely affect their well-being. Previous research evidenced the negative effects of psychological and moral distress as contributing to health, well-being, burnout, withdrawal from patients, depersonalization and intention to leave ones profession (Austin, Saylor, & Finley, 2017; Morley, Bradbury-Jones, & Ives, 2019). Although this has been theorised as integral in the current pandemic, (Greenberg et al., 2020) no study has investigated the impact of distress on broad indicators of health and well-being in times of a global pandemic. Thus, it is imperative to understand the impact of different types of distress (moral and psychological) on NHS staff and the best ways in which NHS can offer support to their staff and facilitate the best coping mechanisms to improve their well-being and reduce the levels of distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. \nThis research will examine the impact of psychological stress and moral distress among NHS staff on their well-being and turnover intention, as well as the role of peer, supervisors and organizational support, ethical communication and coping mechanism on mitigating these effects during COVID19 Pandemic. Organisations would thus receive valuable advice on the best practices that they can use to help support their NHS staff to overcome their distress and maintain their well-being during the pandemic. \n
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