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

Table 3 Predictors measured in Fall, 2020 (T1) of Moral Distress measured in Spring 2021 (T3) as determined by ordinal regression

Predictors of Moral Distress at T3	Estimate	SE	df	Sig.	Nagelkerke Pseudo R2
A. Full model
T1 Burnout - emotional exhaustion	0.008	0.021	1	0.71	0.47
T1 Burnout - depersonalization	0.241	0.065	1	< 0.001
T1 Burnout - personal satisfaction	0.003	0.026	1	0.91
T1 Psychological distress	0.071	0.060	1	0.24
T1 Pandemic self-efficacy	− 0.019	0.019	1	0.33
T1 Resilience characteristics	0.006	0.025	1	0.81
Age	− 0.011	0.018	1	0.51
Job category = Nurse	1.982	0.547	1	< 0.001
Job category = Other Healthcare prof.	1.752	0.475	1	< 0.001
Job category = Non-prof. with patient contact	0		0
B. Final model
T1 Burnout - depersonalization	0.315	0.058	1	< 0.001	0.45
Job category = Nurse	1.985	0.519	1	< 0.001
Job category = Other Healthcare prof.	1.443	0.445	1	< 0.001
Job category = Non-prof. with patient contact	0		0
C. Exploratory model
Pre-existing depersonalization	2.044	0.387	1	< 0.001	0.47
Concurrent depersonalization	0.223	0.237	1	0.35
Job category = Nurse	1.843	0.539	1	< 0.001
Job category = Other Healthcare prof.	1.426	0.477	0	0.003
Job category = Non-prof. with patient contact	0		0

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