Table 4

Differences between subgroups regarding percentages of respondents rating the outcomes as quite important or very important

Outcomes	Healthcare domains				Professions					Gender		Age (years)
Outcomes	Psychiatry	Somatic care	Comm. care	Mentally dis. care	Nurse ass.	Nurses	Physicians	Thera pists	Managers	Female	Male	< 39	40–49	>50
Enhanced collaboration
More open communication among coworkers	93**	98	99	96	99	97	96	92†**	98	98 †**	92	94	97	98†**
Better mutual understanding of each other’s reasoning and acting	90***	98**	96	96	97	97	88*	90**	98	97†***	88	94	96	96
Greater opportunity for everyone to have their say	66***	87**	94†***	84	96***	82	71*	77	79	86†***	69	76	85	86†**
I and my coworkers manage disagreements more constructively	83*	88	94*	88	92	89	78†*	84	90	89	83	83	89	90†**
Enhanced mutual respect among coworkers	81***	93*	95*	90	100***	89	90	83**	93	92***	82	86	93	92**
Enhanced emotional support
Enables me to better manage the stress caused by ethically difficult situations	66***	85**	89**	67*	95***	84**	60†***	62†***	74	84†***	63	74	83	83**
I feel more secure to express doubts or uncertainty regarding ethically diff. sit.	64***	80	90***	78	94***	76	57	75	81	82†***	62	75	78	81
Enhances possibility to share difficult emotions and thoughts	79***	91*	92	90	96**	88	86	84	86	91†***	77	86	88	91
Increases awareness of my own emotions regarding ethically diff. situations	68***	81	88***	76	92***	79	69	67**	86	81**	69	71	81	85**
Strengthens my self-confidence when managing ethically difficult situations	70***	86	94***	90	97***	84	69**	78*	83	88†***	67	83	84	85
Improved moral reflexivity
Develops my skills to analyse ethically difficult situations	87*	90	98**	98	96	90	88	90	100	92	88	92	91	91
I see the ethically difficult situations from different perspectives	86***	94	96*	86	96	91	88	90	96	94†***	83	90	91	94*
Increases my awareness of the complexity of ethically difficult situations	74**	83	92***	75	94***	83	68†**	73**	84	86†***	69	73	84	88†***
Enhances my understanding of ethical theories	73	73	85**	86	92†***	74	56†***	72	76	78*	70	69	77	83†**
Develops my ability to identify the core ethical question in the difficult situation	80**	86	95**	94	95**	84*	84	85	98	89†**	79	80	89	90†**
Improved moral attitude
Gives me more courage to express my ethical standpoint	63***	80*	87**	63*	89***	76	57†**	69	78	79***	63	71	79	76
I listen more seriously to others’ opinions	69***	81	92***	80	96***	81	69*	65***	78	83**	70	70	84	87†***
I gain more clarity about my own responsibility in the ethically difficult situation	76***	88	94**	88	97***	86	74†**	81	90	90†***	71	84	88	87
I become more aware of my preconceived notions	67***	84	92***	83	94***	80	61†***	79	88	85†***	67	78	84	81
I understand better what it means to be a good professional	72**	81	89**	80	96†***	92	59†***	76	76	83***	69	78	82	82
Concrete results
Consensus is gained among coworkers in how to manage the ethic diff. sit.	90	89	90	86	93	88	82	91	93	88	87	83	91	89
Enables me and my coworkers to decide on concrete actions in order to manage the ethically difficult situations	84	93	93	94	97	92	92	82	95	93	90	90	94	93
Find more courses of actions in order to manage the ethically difficult situations	87	89	96**	92**	96*	89	82*	89	100	92**	83	88	91	91*
On organisational level
I and my coworkers examine more critically the existing practice/policies	85	82	82	94	84	83	82	85	93	85	79	84	82	85
Contributes to the development of practice/policies in the workplace	79***	87	95**	90	95**	88	76*	79**	93	89†***	76	81	88	90†**
I and my coworkers become more aware of recurring ethically difficult sit.	83***	91	96**	92	98**	90	84	84*	98	93†***	80	91	88	91

*P<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.
†Also significant in multivariable logistic regression.