Moral Injury in Health Care: Identification and Repair in the COVID-19 Era

Frontline health-care workers experienced moral injury long before COVID-19, but the pandemic highlighted how pervasive and damaging this psychological harm can be. Moral injury occurs when individuals violate or witness violations of deeply held values and beliefs. We argue that a continuum exists...

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Published inJournal of general internal medicine : JGIM Vol. 37; no. 14; pp. 3739 - 3743
Main Authors Rosen, Amanda, Cahill, Jonathan M., Dugdale, Lydia S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 01.11.2022
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Burnout
COVID-19
Injuries
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pandemics
Perspective
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Summary:Frontline health-care workers experienced moral injury long before COVID-19, but the pandemic highlighted how pervasive and damaging this psychological harm can be. Moral injury occurs when individuals violate or witness violations of deeply held values and beliefs. We argue that a continuum exists between moral distress, moral injury, and burnout. Distinguishing these experiences highlights opportunities for intervention and moral repair, and may thwart progression to burnout.
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ISSN:0884-8734
1525-1497
DOI:10.1007/s11606-022-07761-5