Knowledge of Nursing Journal

en بررسی همبستگی بین حساسیت اخلاقی با همکاری بین حرفه ای پزشکان Correlation between Moral Sensitivity of Physicians and Interprofessional Collaboration تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research Background and Aim: Interprofessional collaboration and moral sensitivity are effective variables for improving care and services to patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between physicians' moral sensitivity and interprofessional collaboration at educational hospitals affiliated with Tehran Branch of Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences in 2023.                                                                                                                        Materials and methods: The subjects of this correlational study included 130 physicians randomly selected by simple random sampling method. Data were collected with Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire (Lotzen et al. 1994) and Interprofessional Collaboration Questionnaire (Jefferson, 2001) and analyzed with different parameters and tests such as Pearson correlation test and linear regression.  Results: Findings showed that all physicians had high moral sensitivity and low interprofessional collaboration. There was also no significant correlation between physicians' moral sensitivity score and interprofessional collaboration (p=0.725).   Conclusion: Since moral sensitivity and interprofessional collaboration are important factors in service quality of physicians, proper educational programs are suggested for improving them in medical centers.   Moral sensitivity, Interprofessional collaboration, Physicians. 156 163 http://knjournal.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-27-10&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Shima Sadat Aghahosseini شیما سادات آقا حسینی shimaaghahosseini@yahoo.com 1003194753284600352 1003194753284600352 No Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی آزاد اسلامی تهران Hamzeh Mohamadi حمزه محمدی hamzehmohamadi.1367.hmfa@gmail.com 1003194753284600353 1003194753284600353 No Department of Health Services Management, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Hero Hamzehpour هرو حمزه پور herohamzepour91@gmail.com 1003194753284600354 1003194753284600354 Yes Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran