Patient satisfaction with nursing care in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract BackgroundPatient satisfaction with nursing care has been considered as the most important predictor of the overall patient satisfaction with hospital service and quality of health care service at large. However, the national level of patient satisfaction with nursing care remains unknown. Hence, the objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to estimate patient satisfaction with nursing care in Ethiopia. MethodsStudies were accessed through an electronic web-based search strategy from PubMed, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, Embase, PsycINFO and CINAHL by using combination search terms. Qualities of each included article assessed by using a modified version of the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for cross-sectional studies. All statistical analyses were done using STATA version 14 software. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline was followed for reporting results. ResultsOf 1,166 records screened, 15 studies with 6091 participants were included. The estimated pooled level of patient satisfaction with nursing care in Ethiopia was 55.15% (95% CI (47.35, 62.95%)). Based on the subgroup analysis, the estimated level of patient satisfaction was 61.84% (95% CI: 44.49, 79.2) in Addis Ababa, 54.24 %(95%CI: 46.84, 61.65) in Amhara region, 44.06% (95%CI: 38.09, 50.03) in SNNP, and 53.02 %(95% CI: 50.03, 56.00) in other regions. Patients who have one nurse in charge [(OR 1.08(0.45, 2.62)], with no history of previous hospitalization [(OR 1.37(0.82, 2.31)], living in the urban area [(OR 1.07(0.70, 1.65)], / and those who have no comorbid disease [(OR 1.08(0.48, 2.62)] were more likely to be satisfied with nursing care than their counterparts even though it was not statistically significant. ConclusionThis meta-analysis revealed that about one in two patients were not satisfied with the nursing care provided in Ethiopia. Therefore, Ministry of Health should give more emphasis to the quality of nursing care in order to increase patient satisfaction which is important to improve the overall quality of healthcare service.