Background. Burnout is a condition of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low personal accomplishment that can occur among individuals who work with people in some capacity. Nursing is a stressful profession that deals with human aspects of health and illness and can ultimately lead to job dissatisfaction and burnout. Although burnout among nurses has been addressed in previous research, the heterogeneous nature of the result findings highlights the need for a detailed meta-analysis in Ethiopia. Thus, this review is aimed at identifying the prevalence of burnout among nurses in Ethiopia. Methods. A search strategy was implemented using electronic databases (PubMed/MEDLINE, Google Scholar, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Africa-Wide Information, and African Index Medicus) which were systematically searched online to retrieve related articles using keywords. Studies which were included in this review were written in the English language because writing articles in other languages in Ethiopia is uncommon. The combination of key terms including “burnout”, “nurse” and “Ethiopia”, “systematic review” and protocols was used. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis checklist guideline was followed stepwise. All published articles starting from inception to February 2020 were included, and we did not find unpublished studies. Heterogeneity across the included studies was evaluated by the inconsistency index. All statistical analysis was done using R and RStudio software for Windows, and a random-effects model was applied to estimate the overall prevalence of burnout among nurses in Ethiopia. It is registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020188092). Results. The database searched produced 1060 papers. After adjustment for duplicates and inclusion and exclusion criteria, seven articles with 1654 total nurses were found suitable for the review. Except for one cohort study, all studies were cross-sectional. The overall pooled prevalence of burnout among Ethiopian nurses was estimated to be 39% (95% CI: 27%-50%). Conclusions. Burnout affects two out of five nurses in Ethiopia. Therefore, effective interventions and strategies are required to reduce burnout among nurses.

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在埃塞俄比亚工作的护士倦怠

背景。倦怠是一种情绪衰竭、人格解体和个人成就低的情况，可能发生在以某种身份与人共事的个人身上。护理是一个压力很大的职业，涉及人类健康和疾病方面的问题，最终可能导致工作不满和倦怠。尽管先前的研究已经解决了护士的倦怠问题，但结果发现的异质性突出了在埃塞俄比亚进行详细荟萃分析的必要性。因此，本综述旨在确定埃塞俄比亚护士职业倦怠的普遍性。方法. 使用电子数据库（PubMed/MEDLINE、Google Scholar、Web of Science、Cochrane Library、Africa-Wide Information 和 Africa Index Medicus）实施搜索策略，系统地在线搜索这些数据库以使用关键字检索相关文章。这篇评论中包含的研究是用英语写的，因为在埃塞俄比亚用其他语言写文章是不常见的。使用了包括“倦怠”、“护士”和“埃塞俄比亚”、“系统审查”和协议在内的关键术语的组合。逐步遵循系统评价和荟萃分析清单指南的首选报告项目。从开始到 2020 年 2 月的所有已发表文章都包括在内，我们没有找到未发表的研究。通过不一致性指数评估纳入研究的异质性。所有统计分析均使用 Windows 版 R 和 RStudio 软件完成，并应用随机效应模型估计埃塞俄比亚护士职业倦怠的总体患病率。它在 PROSPERO (CRD42020188092) 中注册。结果。搜索的数据库产生了 1060 篇论文。在调整重复和纳入和排除标准后，共有 1654 名护士的 7 篇文章被认为适合审查。除一项队列研究外，所有研究均为横断面研究。埃塞俄比亚护士职业倦怠的总体汇总患病率估计为 39%（95% CI：27%-50%）。结论。倦怠影响埃塞俄比亚五分之二的护士。因此，需要有效的干预措施和策略来减少护士的倦怠。