J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.  2008 Nov;15(4):558-565.

Comparison of Key Words of the Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing with MeSH (2003-2007)

• Chaung SK
• Sohng KY
• Kim K

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to analyze how accurately authors of the Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing used MeSH terms as key words. METHOD: A total of 724 key words used in the 225 papers of Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing from 2003 to 2007 were compared with MeSH terms.
RESULTS
Fifty nine point eight percent of total key words were completely coincident with MeSH terms, 13.5% were entry terms, and 21.8% were not MeSH terms. The coincidence rates for 2003 and 2007 separately were 38.5% and 70.9%. Also, 25.3% of papers precisely used MeSH terms as key words and 8% did not use any MeSH terms.
CONCLUSION
The results show that the coincidence rate of key words with MeSH terms was at a moderate level and gradually increased according to year. However, there is a need for us to understand MeSH more specifically and accurately.

Keyword

Medical subject headings

MeSH Terms

Medical Subject Headings