Table 3.
MDS-R Scores and Ranges by Discipline
| MDS Score | APPs (n = 255) | Nurses (n = 763) | Physicians (n = 330) | Pharmacists (n = 95) | Social Workers (n = 98) | Total (n = 1541) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low (≤43) | 70 (27) | 241 (32) | 128 (39) | 31 (33) | 60 (61) | 530 (34) |
| Medium (44–63) | 94 (37) | 236 (31) | 116 (35) | 24 (25) | 20 (20) | 490 (32) |
| High (>63) | 91 (36) | 286 (37) | 86 (26) | 40 (42) | 18 (18) | 521 (34) |
| Mean (SD) | 61.2 (30.0) | 62.3 (37.2) | 52.0 (28.9) | 62.9 (34.8) | 42.7 (24.4) | 58.7 (34.0) |
| Range (0–336) | 1–172 | 0–231 | 0–195 | 5–192 | 5–121 | 0–231 |
Values are n (%). Low, medium, and high scores are based on 33% percentiles of scores of total respondents. Higher scores indicate higher degrees of moral distress.