Categories of outcomes (new outcomes* and domain in bold) | Domain | n=meaning units | Netherlands n (% of 331 respondents) | Sweden n (% of 275 respondents) | Norway n (% of 97 respondents) |
More open communication among coworkers | Collaboration | 147 | 39 (12) | 77 (28) | 31 (32) |
Better mutual understanding of each other’s reasoning and acting | Collaboration | 117 | 56 (17) | 47 (17) | 14 (14) |
I see the ethically difficult situations from different perspectives | Moral reflexivity | 88 | 44 (13) | 32 (12) | 12 (12) |
Consensus is gained among coworkers in how to manage the ethically difficult situations | Concrete results | 57 | 19 (6) | 35 (13) | 3 (3) |
Enhanced sense of security in the team* | Collaboration | 55 | 31 (9) | 23 (8) | 1 (1) |
Enhanced mutual respect among coworkers | Collaboration | 41 | 31 (9) | – | 10 (10) |
Reach a common ground* | Collaboration | 39 | 25 (8) | 11 (4) | 3 (3) |
Better support from each other* | Collaboration | 36 | 19 (6) | 12 (4) | 5 (5) |
Enhances possibility to share difficult emotions and thoughts with coworkers | Emotional support | 36 | 5 (2) | 24 (9) | 7 (7) |
Greater opportunity for everyone to have their say | Collaboration | 35 | 27 (8) | – | 8 (8) |
I feel more secure when managing ethically difficult situations | Emotional support | 34 | 5 (2) | 23 (8) | 6 (6) |
Contributes to the development of practice/policies in the workplace | Organi-sational level | 32 | 23 (7) | – | 9 (9) |
Increases my awareness of the complexity of ethically difficult situations | Moral reflexivity | 30 | 9 (3) | 17 (6) | 4 (4) |
Develop ethical routines to prevent recurring difficult patient situations | Organis-ational level | 29 | – | 29 (10) | – |
A better grounded decision-making process in the patient situation* | Concrete results | 25 | 20 (6) | 5 (2) | – |
Get to know where we stand in ethically difficult situations* | Collaboration | 26 | 23 (7) | 3 (1) | – |
Centre more on patients’ wishes* | Interaction with Pat/family† | 24 | 4 (1) | 6 (2) | 14 (14) |
Responding better to patients and family* | Interaction with pat/family† | 22 | 2 (0,6) | 20 (7) | – |
Enhanced work climate’ | Collaboration | 21 | 4 (1) | 7 (2) | 10 (10) |
Better communication skills to manage patients and next-of-kin* | Interaction with Pat/family† | 19 | – | 19 (7) | – |
*New item.
†New domain.