Attitude of nurses towards palliative care and its associated factors in Ethiopia, systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Introduction Palliative care significantly improves the distressing symptoms of patients, especially those with cancer, heart disease, renal disease, and liver disease. The need for palliative care is increasing worldwide due to the growing burden of chronic disease. Nurses with an unfavora...
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| author | Addisu Getie Manay Ayalneh Tigabu Munye Aytenew Melaku Bimerew Adam Wondmieneh |
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| description | Abstract Introduction Palliative care significantly improves the distressing symptoms of patients, especially those with cancer, heart disease, renal disease, and liver disease. The need for palliative care is increasing worldwide due to the growing burden of chronic disease. Nurses with an unfavorable attitude towards palliative care cannot skillfully assess the patient’s needs, do not communicate effectively, and do not address the patient’s problems adequately. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess the nurse’s level of attitude towards palliative care in Ethiopia. Methods Several databases were searched to find available articles. Microsoft Excel was used to extract and sort the data before it was exported to STATA/MP 17.0 for analysis. A weighted inverse variance random-effects model with a 95% confidence interval was employed to pool the data. Egger’s test and Cochrane I2 statistics were used to assess heterogeneity and publication bias, respectively. Subgroup analysis was carried out to identify the source of heterogeneity. A log-odds ratio was employed to show the relationship between nurses’ level of attitude towards palliative care and its related factors. P-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Result In Ethiopia, the pooled prevalence of favorable attitudes of nurses towards palliative care was 66.13% (95% CI: 54.00–78.27). The highest percentage of favorable attitudes towards palliative care among nurses was found in research studies done in Addis Ababa (80.31%; 95% CI: 72.00–88.63). Training on palliative care was significantly associated with the level of a nurse’s attitude towards palliative care. Therefore, nurses who received palliative care training had a 2.5 times higher chance of having a favorable attitude towards palliative care than nurses who did not receive training on palliative care (AOR = 2.55; 95% CI: 2.28–2.82). Conclusion One-third of nurses had unfavorable attitude towards palliative care. Nurses who took palliative care training had a more favorable attitude than nurses who did not take palliative care training. Routine palliative care training is needed for nurses to improve their level of attitude towards palliative care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-910b170834164255b9feac46075873a52024-03-10T12:24:23ZengBMCBMC Palliative Care1472-684X2024-03-012311910.1186/s12904-024-01402-wAttitude of nurses towards palliative care and its associated factors in Ethiopia, systematic review and meta-analysisAddisu Getie0Manay Ayalneh1Tigabu Munye Aytenew2Melaku Bimerew3Adam Wondmieneh4Department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Debre Markos UniversityDepartment of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Injibara UniversityDepartment of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Debre Tabour UniversityDepartment of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Injibara UniversityDepartment of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Injibara UniversityAbstract Introduction Palliative care significantly improves the distressing symptoms of patients, especially those with cancer, heart disease, renal disease, and liver disease. The need for palliative care is increasing worldwide due to the growing burden of chronic disease. Nurses with an unfavorable attitude towards palliative care cannot skillfully assess the patient’s needs, do not communicate effectively, and do not address the patient’s problems adequately. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess the nurse’s level of attitude towards palliative care in Ethiopia. Methods Several databases were searched to find available articles. Microsoft Excel was used to extract and sort the data before it was exported to STATA/MP 17.0 for analysis. A weighted inverse variance random-effects model with a 95% confidence interval was employed to pool the data. Egger’s test and Cochrane I2 statistics were used to assess heterogeneity and publication bias, respectively. Subgroup analysis was carried out to identify the source of heterogeneity. A log-odds ratio was employed to show the relationship between nurses’ level of attitude towards palliative care and its related factors. P-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Result In Ethiopia, the pooled prevalence of favorable attitudes of nurses towards palliative care was 66.13% (95% CI: 54.00–78.27). The highest percentage of favorable attitudes towards palliative care among nurses was found in research studies done in Addis Ababa (80.31%; 95% CI: 72.00–88.63). Training on palliative care was significantly associated with the level of a nurse’s attitude towards palliative care. Therefore, nurses who received palliative care training had a 2.5 times higher chance of having a favorable attitude towards palliative care than nurses who did not receive training on palliative care (AOR = 2.55; 95% CI: 2.28–2.82). Conclusion One-third of nurses had unfavorable attitude towards palliative care. Nurses who took palliative care training had a more favorable attitude than nurses who did not take palliative care training. Routine palliative care training is needed for nurses to improve their level of attitude towards palliative care.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-024-01402-wAttitudePalliative careNursesEthiopia |
| spellingShingle | Addisu Getie Manay Ayalneh Tigabu Munye Aytenew Melaku Bimerew Adam Wondmieneh Attitude of nurses towards palliative care and its associated factors in Ethiopia, systematic review and meta-analysis BMC Palliative Care Attitude Palliative care Nurses Ethiopia |
| title | Attitude of nurses towards palliative care and its associated factors in Ethiopia, systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_full | Attitude of nurses towards palliative care and its associated factors in Ethiopia, systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_fullStr | Attitude of nurses towards palliative care and its associated factors in Ethiopia, systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attitude of nurses towards palliative care and its associated factors in Ethiopia, systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_short | Attitude of nurses towards palliative care and its associated factors in Ethiopia, systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_sort | attitude of nurses towards palliative care and its associated factors in ethiopia systematic review and meta analysis |
| topic | Attitude Palliative care Nurses Ethiopia |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-024-01402-w |
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