The relationship between moral distress, burnout, and considering leaving a hospital job during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal survey

Table 1 Demographic characteristics and moral distress by job type

		Nurse		Other Health-care Professional		Non-professional with Patient Contact		Non-professional with no Patient Contact
		N = 46		N = 71		N = 34		N = 62
		n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	Chi ²	p
Age	18–30	19	41	18	25	10	29	18	29
	31–40	12	26	21	30	11	32	14	23
	41–50	10	22	18	25	7	21	15	24
	Over 50	5	11	14	20	8	18	15	24	6.3	0.71
Gender	Female	44	96	56	79	28	82	49	79
	Other	2	4	15	21	6	18	13	21	6.8	0.08
Education	Graduate or professional	15	33	64	90	15	44	28	45
	Other	31	67	7	10	19	56	34	55	48.9	< 0.001
Marital	Married or Common-law	27	59	44	62	20	59	32	52
	Single	19	41	24	34	13	38	24	39
	Separated, divorced, widowed	0	0	3	4	1	3	6	10	6.8	0.34
Moral distress*	Minimal	2	4	9	13	11	32	49	79
	Medium	16	35	29	41	17	50	9	15
	High	28	61	33	47	6	18	4	7	100.3	< 0.001

* Moral distress measured with the Measure of Moral Distress for Healthcare Providers. Range of scores: minimal = 0–5; moderate 6–64, high 65–432

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