Department of Nursing, Wachemo University, Hossana, Ethiopia.
School of Nursing, Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa, Ethiopia
BMJ Open. 2023 Oct 24;13(10):e072183. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072183.
The purpose of this study was to assess nurses caring behaviours and its associated factors among nurses working at public hospitals in the Gamo zone of southern Ethiopia in 2022.
Institutional based cross-sectional study was used.
This study was conducted in five public hospitals in Gamo zone, southern Ethiopia.
A total of 360 nurses of different level of qualification were included in this study using a proportional allocation method from the five hospitals and final study participants were recruited from all wards using a simple random sampling method from 20 June to 20 July 2022.
Caring behaviour was assessed using 24 standardised Caring Behaviour Inventory (CBI) scales. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and, analysed using the logistic regression method, and those variables with a p value of <0.05 in multivariable analysis were considered statistically significant.
The overall percentage of nurse caring behaviour in this study was 53.3%. Most of the respondents practiced technical aspects of caring behaviour rather than psychosocial aspects of caring. Being married (adjusted OR (AOR)=0.027 (0.003-0.263), having work experience of (0-5 years) (AOR=5.547 (1.42-21.64)), (6-10 years) (AOR=8.693 (2.317-32.6), being satisfied with motivation and prospect (AOR=0.473 (0.290-0.770)) and being satisfied with the nursing profession (AOR=1.716 (1.065-2.765) were significantly associated with nurses caring behaviour.
The proportion of nurses with a good caring behaviour found in this study was relatively poor. Being married, having lower work experience, being satisfied with motivation and prospects, and nursing profession were associated with nurses caring behaviour. This study recommends the need to focus on including caring behaviour courses in the nursing curriculum and training nurses focusing on those with a few experiences on the meaning and importance of caring behaviour.
本研究旨在评估 2022 年在埃塞俄比亚南部 Gamo 地区公立医院工作的护士的护理行为及其相关因素。
基于机构的横断面研究。
本研究在埃塞俄比亚南部 Gamo 地区的五所公立医院进行。
本研究采用比例分配法从五所医院中选取了不同级别资质的 360 名护士，最终研究参与者从 2022 年 6 月 20 日至 7 月 20 日期间通过简单随机抽样法从所有病房中招募。
使用 24 个标准化的关怀行为量表评估关怀行为。使用结构化问卷收集数据，并使用逻辑回归法进行分析，在多变量分析中，p 值<0.05 的变量被认为具有统计学意义。
在这项研究中，护士关怀行为的总体百分比为 53.3%。大多数受访者实践关怀行为的技术方面，而不是关怀行为的心理社会方面。已婚（调整后的比值比（AOR）=0.027（0.003-0.263））、工作经验（0-5 年）（AOR=5.547（1.42-21.64））、（6-10 年）（AOR=8.693（2.317-32.6））、对激励和前景感到满意（AOR=0.473（0.290-0.770））和对护理职业感到满意（AOR=1.716（1.065-2.765））与护士关怀行为显著相关。
本研究中发现护士具有良好关怀行为的比例相对较低。已婚、工作经验较低、对激励和前景感到满意以及对护理职业感到满意与护士关怀行为相关。本研究建议需要在护理课程中纳入关怀行为课程，并培训那些经验较少的护士，让他们了解关怀行为的意义和重要性。
