Chironda Geldine, Mbeje Pretty, Heyns Tanya, Brysiewicz Petra
College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Seed Global Health. St John of God University, Mzuzu, Northern Malawi.
Afr J Emerg Med. 2024 Sep;14(3):193-211. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2024.07.001. Epub 2024 Jul 17.
The introduction of emergency nursing in Africa has resulted in the establishment of several training schools across the continent. This has translated into a growing body of emergency care research being carried out by nurses; however, the breadth and extent of evidence remains unclear. The aim of the review was to map and collate the available literature on emergency nursing research in WHO Afro-region states.
The review adopted the methodology of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) scoping reviews. The review protocol was registered on 27 June 2022 (osf.io/5wz3x). The Population (nurse), Concept (emergency nursing research), Context (WHO Afro-region) (PCC) elements guided the development of the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Papers were searched across seven electronic data bases and two search engines using a three-search strategy. The screening was performed initially on the abstract and title and lastly on full text. The reporting for the review was guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR).
One hundred and thirteen papers were included in the review. Publication of emergency nursing research occurred from 2000 to 2022. The year 2017 and 2019 recorded the highest number of publications (n = 14). The country with the most publications was South Africa (n=50). Emergency nursing research used predominantly quantitative methodologies (n=58). The professional groups involved in research were nurses (n=69) as well as nurses and doctors (n=26). The identified papers focused primarily on emergency nursing education (n=23) and epidemiology (n=24).
There is a notable increase in the number of publications on emergency nursing research in WHO Afro-region states, however from only 11 countries. Since most of the research is still at descriptive level, there is need to encourage emergency nursing research on interventions and measuring outcomes and impact in the emergency care system.
非洲引入急诊护理后，在整个非洲大陆建立了多所培训学校。这使得护士开展的急诊护理研究数量不断增加；然而，证据的广度和范围仍不明确。本综述的目的是梳理和整理世界卫生组织非洲区域国家有关急诊护理研究的现有文献。
本综述采用乔安娜·布里格斯研究所（JBI）范围综述的方法。综述方案于2022年6月27日注册（osf.io/5wz3x）。人群（护士）、概念（急诊护理研究）、背景（世界卫生组织非洲区域）（PCC）要素指导了纳入和排除标准的制定。使用三检索策略在七个电子数据库和两个搜索引擎中检索文献。筛选最初基于摘要和标题进行，最后基于全文进行。本综述的报告遵循系统评价和Meta分析扩展的范围综述首选报告项目（PRISMA-ScR）。
113篇论文纳入本综述。急诊护理研究的发表时间为2000年至2022年。2017年和2019年的发表数量最多（n = 14）。发表论文最多的国家是南非（n = 50）。急诊护理研究主要采用定量方法（n = 58）。参与研究的专业群体主要是护士（n = 69）以及护士和医生（n = 26）。已识别的论文主要集中在急诊护理教育（n = 23）和流行病学（n = 24）方面。
世界卫生组织非洲区域国家有关急诊护理研究的发表数量显著增加，但仅来自11个国家。由于大多数研究仍处于描述性水平，因此需要鼓励在急诊护理系统中开展关于干预措施以及测量结果和影响的急诊护理研究。
