Moral Injury and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Narratives from Healthcare Workers

San Francisco, CA · May 2024

Poster · Industrial/Organizational

Authors

Hajra UsmanPresenting Author
San Francisco VA Health Care System
Haley Mehlman
University of Michigan
Daniel Bertenthal
San Francisco VA Health Care System
Brandon Griffin
Department of Veterans Affairs
Shira Maguen
San Francisco VA Health Care System
Karen Seal
San Francisco VA Health Care System
Natalie Purcell
San Francisco VA Health Care System

Abstract

46 VA healthcare workers completed qualitative interviews about morally distressing work experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Distressing exposures included delivering futile care; restricting patient-family visitation; and perceived inequities in workload, risk, and resource distribution. Poor communication and perceived neglect by hospital leaders were important contextual contributors to moral injury.

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Moral Injury and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Narratives from Healthcare Workers

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