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. 2021 Jun 17;22:73. doi: 10.1186/s12910-021-00641-3

Table 4.

Associations between moral distress and respondents’ characteristics

Variable n (%) Moral distress score (SD)
Not considering leaving job nowa 470 (93.1) 2.57 (1.80)
Considering leaving job now 35 (6.9) 5.03 (2.63)
Enough attention is paid to moral distressb 410 (81.7) 2.44 (1.72)
Not enough attention is paid to moral distress 92 (18.3) 4.10 (2.37)
Not considering using psychosocial help nowc 450 (93.8) 2.65 (1.92)
Considering using psychosocial help now 30 (6.3) 4.05 (2.25)

aNot considering leaving now vs. considering leaving now (p < 0.001)

bEnough attention is paid vs. not enough attention is paid (p < 0.001)

cNot considering using help now vs. considering using help now (p < 0.001)