Article Analysis: Perceived Organizational Support and Moral Distress Among Nurses

This article analysis examines three articles on perceived organizational support and moral distress among nurses, epilepsy in children, and an educational program for caregivers of individuals with cognitive impairment.

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Article Analysis 1
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Article 1
Robaee, N., Atashzadeh-
Shoorideh, F., Ashktorab, T.,
Baghestani, A., &
Barkhordari-Sharifabad, M.
(2018). Perceived
organizational support and
moral distress among
nurses. BMC nursing, 17(1),
2. DOI 10.1186/s12912-017-
0270-y
Article 2
Ovšonková, A., & Mahútová,
Z. (2014). The quality of life
for children with
epilepsy. Ošetř. porod.
assist, 5, 9-14. Retrieved from
http://periodika.osu.cz/cejnm/
dok/2014-01/2-ovsonkova-et-
al.pdf
Article 3
Kang, Y., Moyle, W., Cooke,
M., & O'dwyer, S. T. (2017).
An educational programme to
improve acute care nurses'
knowledge, attitudes and
family caregiver involvement
in care of people with
cognitive
impairment. Scandinavian
journal of caring
sciences, 31(3), 631-640. doi:
10.1111/scs.12377
Point Description Description Description
Broad Topic
Area/Title
Moral distress and
organizational support, as
perceived by nurses.
Determining the health related
quality of life amid children
who had been diagnosed with
epilepsy.
To determine the effects of
educational program on
improvement of attitude and
knowledge among caregivers,
in relation to the care for
individuals suffering from
cognitive impairment
Identify
Independent and
Dependent
Variables and
Type of Data for
Dependent variable- (i)
perceived organizational
support, (ii) moral distress
Dependent variable- empirical
data on quality of life of the
children
Data collection- – Quality of
Dependent variable- attitudes,
knowledge, and potential
Independent variable-
Educational program
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the Variables Data collection-
Eiesenberger’s Survey of
Perceived Organizational
Support (SPOS) and Moral
Distress Scale (MDS)
Life in Epilepsy for
Adolescents (QOLIE-AD-48)
questionnaire
conducted over 3-months
Data collection- five case
vignettes used for determining
knowledge
Facts on Aging Quizzes
(FAQ) for determining
attitude
Interviews also conducted for
analyzing qualitative
outcomes
Semi-structured interview
evaluated how the educational
program met the nurse’s
expectations, the parts that
proved helpful, who had been
admitted to the ward, and how
the nurses involved the family
caregivers in the care process
Population of
Interest for the
Study
Correlational descriptive
study conducted among
nursing professionals across
different hospitals in Tehran.
Children and adolescents
belonging to the age group
age group of 11 – 18 years,
who had confirmed diagnosis
of epilepsy and displayed
willingness for participation
in research
Registered nurses and family
caregivers
Sample 120 nurses randomly selected
from different hospitals
affiliated to Shahid Beheshti
70 participants that comprised
of 35 boys and 35 girls.
40 registered nurses and
family caregivers
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University of Medical
Sciences. Sample size
calculation based on
participant attrition of 10%.
110 completed the
questionnaires.
Sampling Method A randomized sampling
method was selected for the
participants
No detailed information
provided on sampling
procedure
Purposive sampling procedure
was followed for recruitment
of the nurses that helped in
selecting the target
population, based on
particular characteristics
Descriptive
Statistics (Mean,
Median, Mode;
Standard
Deviation)
Identify examples
of descriptive
statistics in the
article.
Example descriptive statistics:
Age, gender, level of
education, marital status,
work shift, work experience
p < 0.05
Example descriptive statistics:
Average age of children was
14.2 years, SD ± 2.21.
Average duration of the
disease was 4.03 years, SD ±
2.22.
Example descriptive statistics:
Age, gender, nursing
education, nursing experience
(in years), formal education in
relation to gerontological
nursing
Inferential
Statistics
Identify examples
of inferential
statistics in the
article.
Example inferential statistics:
perceived organizational
support, Inappropriate
competencies and
responsibilities, errors, failure
to respect ethical principle,
and total moral distress
Example inferential statistics:
Activity performance and
their effect on the health
status of a child, effect of
disease on learning, effect of
disease on medication
Example inferential statistics:
attitude towards the elderly
between pre- and post-
intervention; knowledge
related to cognitive
weakening between pre- and
post-intervention
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(p > 0.05) p < 0.05
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References
Kang, Y., Moyle, W., Cooke, M., & O'dwyer, S. T. (2017). An educational programme to improve acute care nurses' knowledge,
attitudes and family caregiver involvement in care of people with cognitive impairment. Scandinavian journal of caring
sciences, 31(3), 631-640. doi: 10.1111/scs.12377
Ovšonková, A., & Mahútová, Z. (2014). The quality of life for children with epilepsy. Ošetř. porod. assist, 5, 9-14. Retrieved from
http://periodika.osu.cz/cejnm/dok/2014-01/2-ovsonkova-et-al.pdf
Robaee, N., Atashzadeh-Shoorideh, F., Ashktorab, T., Baghestani, A., & Barkhordari-Sharifabad, M. (2018). Perceived organizational
support and moral distress among nurses. BMC nursing, 17(1), 2. DOI 10.1186/s12912-017-0270-y
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