Extending the concept of moral distress to parents of infants hospitalized in the NICU: a qualitative study in Greece

Abstract Background The hospitalization of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is an ethically challenging situation. A limited number of studies have extended the concept of moral distress to parents of infants hospitalized in the NICU. This topic requires further investigation. Meth...

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Published in:	BMC Psychology
Main Authors:	Polychronis Voultsos, Maria Arabatzi, Maria Deligianni, Alexandra K. Tsaroucha
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-05-01
Subjects:	Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) Parents Uncertainty (Shared) Decision-making Ethical dilemma Moral distress
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01793-8

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