Article Analysis: Perceived Organizational Support and Moral Distress Among Nurses

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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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