ArticleJournal of evaluation in clinical practice2026
Moral Foundations and Patient-Centered Care in a Brazilian Maternity Ward: A Survey Study.
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aimTo investigate the relation between moral foundations and patient-centered care in health professionals who work in the delivery room and in the rooming-in.
designSingle-center quantitative survey study.
methodsThis survey was conducted in a Brazilian maternity ward. The Moral Foundations Questionnaire (MFQ-20) and the Care in Dialogue Competence Scale (CDCS) were administered to health professionals working in the delivery room and rooming-in areas. Analysis included descriptive statistics and Spearman correlations. Data were analyzed using Stata version 19.0.
resultsA total of 80 health professionals were included, and the median age was 34 years (IQR: 28.5-44). Cronbach's alpha of the MFQ-20 was 0.8480, and CDCS was 0.8499. In the MFQ-20, fairness and care were the domains with the highest median, and in the CDCS, communication and dialogue with the patient. MFQ-20 and CDCS were correlated (0.54; p < 0.001). Purity presented the highest domain-specific correlation with CDCS (0.48; p < 0.0001).
conclusionIn this maternity ward, health professionals' moral foundations are correlated with patient-centered care. Although fairness and care were the MFQ-20 domains with the highest medians, purity was the domain most strongly correlated to CDCS. IMPACT: Clinical practice requires health professionals to use moral dimensions that are part of their individual essence, and this can correlate with patient-centered care, a dimension of quality care. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: These results contribute to a better understanding of the relations between moral foundations and patient-centered care in neonatology. By highlighting moral motivations strongly associated with patient-centered care, we can strengthen it.
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