Moral Distress in Canadian Intensivists A Complex Interplay of Contextual and Relational Factors

BACKGROUND: Health care professionals experience moral distress when they cannot act based on their moral beliefs because of perceived constraints. Moral distress prevalence is high among critical care (ICU) clinicians, but varies significantly between and within professions. RESEARCH QUESTION: How can the interindividual variability in moral distress of Canadian ICU physicians be explained to inform future system-based interventions?