The Impact of Educational Background on Nursing Humanistic Care Ability: Meta-Analysis

To understand the impact of nurses’ educational background on their ability to provide nursing humanistic care, and to determine strategic plans for optimizing training in humanistic care for nursing. Meta-analysis of observational studies was performed, and a total of 753 articles were searched from 4 electronic databases. After exclusion of irrelevant data using EndNote software, 224 articles remained. Among these, 20 duplicates were removed. Further full-text reading was conducted on 204 articles, which met the necessary research criteria. Five studies were included in the Meta-analysis. The results of the heterogeneity test indicated data heterogeneity (Q = 22.49, I2 = 82.3%, p = 0.023). Statistical analysis was performed using a fixed-effects model. Publication bias was also noted. Educational background has a certain impact on the ability of nurses to provide humanistic care. These findings can provide important insights for nursing educators and clinical nursing educators to adjust strategies for humanistic care education in a timely manner.