Ewunetu Mengistu, Abere Yirgalem, Kassie Yohannes Tesfahun, Hailu Melese Kebede, Baye Astewle Andargie, Belay Bekalu Mekonen, Tassew Sheganew Fetene, Mekonnen Gebrehiwot Berie, Kebede Mulu
Department of Adult Health Nursing, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia
Department of Adult Health Nursing, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
BMJ Open. 2025 Mar 12;15(3):e090557. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090557.
This study aimed to investigate patients' perceptions of nurse caring behaviours and their determinant factors at Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialised Hospital (DTCSH) in Debre Tabor city, Ethiopia.
A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 474 patients admitted to the inpatient ward.
The study was conducted at DTCSH in Debre Tabor city.
Patients were admitted to the inpatient ward at DTCSH.
No intervention was needed in this study.
Binary logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with patients' perceptions of nurse caring behaviours. The OR with a 95% CI and a p value of <0.05 was used to determine statistical significance.
Overall, 37.4% of patients had poor perceptions of nurse caring behaviours. Waiting day in the ward (adjusted odds ratio (AOR)=2.3; 95% CI (1.6 to 6.4) and (3.4; 95% CI (2.1 to 10.7)), residence (AOR=2; 95% CI (1.3 to 4.4)), education level (AOR=1.2; 95% CI (1.12 to 3.42)), and spent time with nurses (AOR=1.7; 95% CI (1.38 to 5.31)) were identified as determinants of patients' perceptions of nurse caring behaviours.
The proportions of patients' perceptions of nurse caring behaviours were poor. Waiting time in the wards, being an urban resident, educational level and time spent with nurses were identified as determinant factors of poor perceptions of patients on nurse caring behaviours. Therefore, hospital management, nursing directors and nursing staff should collaborate to foster better interactions between patients and nurses.
本研究旨在调查埃塞俄比亚德布雷塔博尔市德布雷塔博尔综合专科医院（DTCSH）患者对护士关怀行为的看法及其决定因素。
在住院病房收治的474名患者中进行了一项基于机构的横断面研究。
研究在德布雷塔博尔市的DTCSH进行。
患者被收治于DTCSH的住院病房。
本研究无需干预。
采用二元逻辑回归分析确定与患者对护士关怀行为看法相关的因素。使用95%置信区间的比值比（OR）和p值<0.05来确定统计学显著性。
总体而言，37.4%的患者对护士关怀行为的看法较差。病房等待天数（调整后的比值比（AOR）=2.3；95%置信区间（1.6至6.4）和（3.4；95%置信区间（2.1至10.7））、居住地（AOR=2；95%置信区间（1.3至4.4））、教育水平（AOR=1.2；95%置信区间（1.12至3.42））以及与护士相处的时间（AOR=1.7；95%置信区间（1.38至5.31））被确定为患者对护士关怀行为看法的决定因素。
患者对护士关怀行为的看法比例较低。病房等待时间、城市居民身份、教育水平以及与护士相处的时间被确定为患者对护士关怀行为看法较差的决定因素。因此，医院管理层、护理主任和护理人员应合作，促进患者与护士之间更好的互动。
