RT Article
T1 A latent profile analysis of nurses’ moral sensitivity
JF Nursing ethics
VO 27
IS 3
SP 855
OP 867
A1 Zhang, Na
A1 Li, Jingjing
A1 Xu, Zhen
A1 Gong, Zhenxing
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2020
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1779459238
AB Background:The three-dimensional model of nurses’ moral sensitivity has typically been studied using a variable-centered rather than a person-centered approach, preventing a more complete understanding of how these forms of moral sensitivity are expressed as a whole. Latent profile analysis is a person-centered approach that classifies individuals from a heterogeneous population into homogeneous subgroups, helping identify how different subpopulations of nurses use distinct combinations of different moral sensitivities to affect their service behaviors.Objective:Latent profile analysis was used to identify three distinct profiles of nurses’ moral sensitivity. Associations of the profiles with service behaviors were then examined.Methods:Five hundred twenty-five nurses from three tertiary hospitals in China were investigated with Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire and Nurses’ Service Behavior Scale. Latent profile analysis was used to analyze the data.Ethical considerations:Approval was obtained from the Ethics committee for biomedical research of Medical College, the Hebei University of Engineering.Results:A three-profile moral sensitivity model provided the best fit to the data. The resulting profiles were low moral sensitivity, moderate moral sensitivity, and high moral sensitivity. There were significant differences in service behaviors among different profiles of moral sensitivity.Conclusion:The results provide a new and expanded view of nurses’ moral sensitivity, which may be used to monitor nurses’ service behaviors comprehensively and to evaluate nursing ethics management strategies.
K1 service behaviors
K1 Nurses
K1 Moral Sensitivity
K1 latent profile analysis
DO 10.1177/0969733019876298