Moral Distress and Moral Injury in Nephrology During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Summary: Across the world, challenges for clinicians providing health care during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic are highly prevalent and have been widely reported. Perspectives of provider groups have conveyed wide-ranging experiences of adversity, distress, and resilience. In understanding and responding to the emotional and psychological implications of the pandemic for renal clinicians, it is vital to recognize that many experiences also have been ethically challenging. The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted rapid and extensive transformation of health care systems and widely impacted care provision, heightening the risk of barriers to fulfillment of ethical duties.

Source: Seminars in Nephrology - May 1, 2021 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Kathryn Ducharlet, Mayuri Trivedi, Samantha L. Gelfand, Hui Liew, Lawrence P. McMahon, Gloria Ashuntantang, Frank Brennan, Mark Brown, Dominique E. Martin Source Type: research