COVID-19 and Moral Distress in Healthcare Professionals: Can Ethics Committees Make a Difference?

Sérgio M. Martinho; Ana Mafalda Carvalheiro; Margarida Silvestre

doi:10.20344/amp.15966

COVID-19 and Moral Distress in Healthcare Professionals: Can Ethics Committees Make a Difference?

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Sérgio M. Martinho Institute of Bioethics. Faculty of Medicine. University of Coimbra. Coimbra. Psychiatry and Mental Health Department. Leiria Hospital Centre. Leiria. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0771-9531
Ana Mafalda Carvalheiro Psychiatry and Mental Health Department. Leiria Hospital Centre. Leiria. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3103-4524
Margarida Silvestre Institute of Bioethics. Faculty of Medicine. University of Coimbra. Coimbra. Reproductive Medicine Department. Coimbra Hospital and University Centre. Coimbra. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0659-9435

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.15966

Keywords:

COVID-19, Ethics, Mental Health, Morals, Resource Allocation, Stress, Psychological

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Sérgio M. Martinho, Institute of Bioethics. Faculty of Medicine. University of Coimbra. Coimbra. Psychiatry and Mental Health Department. Leiria Hospital Centre. Leiria.

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2021-03-31

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Martinho SM, Carvalheiro AM, Silvestre M. COVID-19 and Moral Distress in Healthcare Professionals: Can Ethics Committees Make a Difference?. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2021 Mar. 31 [cited 2026 Jul. 10];34(4):323-. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/15966

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Vol. 34 No. 4 (2021): April

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Letters to the Editor

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