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Khoramirad A, Abedini Z, Eslamimoghadam F, Abbasinia M. Investigating the Moral Sensitivity of Nursing Students and Its Relationship With Their Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Qom, Iran. Qom Univ Med Sci J 2024; 18
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1- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qom University of Medical Sciences. Qom, Iran.
2- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qom University of Medical Sciences. Qom, Iran. ,montazeri1475@gmail.com
2- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qom University of Medical Sciences. Qom, Iran. ,
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Background and Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant negative impact on healthcare providers and nurses. One of the areas affected by the pandemic was their moral sensitivity. This study aims to assess the moral sensitivity of nursing students and its relationship with their stress during the COVID-19 pandemic in Qom, Iran.
Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 120 nursing students from the Faculty of Nursing at Qom University of Medical Sciences in March 2021 participated by a census sampling method. Lutzen’s moral sensitivity questionnaire (MSQ) and the stress subscale of the depression, anxiety, stress scale (DASS) were used to collect data. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis in SPSS software, version 22.
Results: The moral sensitivity score was low (mean=46.87±4.43). An inverse significant relationship was observed between stress and the total score of moral sensitivity (P<0.001). For every one unit increase in stress, the moral sensitivity decreased by 0.367 units. The stress factor also significantly predicted all dimensions of moral sensitivity, except for benevolence.
Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the moral sensitivity of nursing students in Qom was low. There is a need for serious attention to improve its level using interventions such as stress reduction programs.
Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 120 nursing students from the Faculty of Nursing at Qom University of Medical Sciences in March 2021 participated by a census sampling method. Lutzen’s moral sensitivity questionnaire (MSQ) and the stress subscale of the depression, anxiety, stress scale (DASS) were used to collect data. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis in SPSS software, version 22.
Results: The moral sensitivity score was low (mean=46.87±4.43). An inverse significant relationship was observed between stress and the total score of moral sensitivity (P<0.001). For every one unit increase in stress, the moral sensitivity decreased by 0.367 units. The stress factor also significantly predicted all dimensions of moral sensitivity, except for benevolence.
Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the moral sensitivity of nursing students in Qom was low. There is a need for serious attention to improve its level using interventions such as stress reduction programs.
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Received: 2023/12/16 | Accepted: 2024/01/17 | Published: 2024/04/29
Received: 2023/12/16 | Accepted: 2024/01/17 | Published: 2024/04/29
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