J Korean Oncol Nurs.  2010 Aug;10(2):146-155.

Analysis of Research on the Nursing of Hematology in Korea

• Kim H
• Ban JY
• Yoon JY
• Na YH
• Jeon JY
• Yeo SM
• Yoo JY

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was conducted in order to analyze themes, concepts, research methods and results of previous domestic research on the nursing of hematologic patients conducted through the last 10 yr, to find trends in the research, and to provide basic materials for setting the direction of future research on the nursing of hematologic patients.
METHODS
This study analyzed a total of 72 nursing theses related to hematology sampled from domestic theses for a master's or doctoral degree and papers published in six nursing journals registered in Korea Research Foundation from January 2000 to July 2009.
RESULTS
Of the 72 theses, 51 were for a master's degree, 7 for a doctoral degree, and 14 not for an academic degree. The concept covered most frequently in correlation research was 'quality of life' and concepts found in comparative research were stress and quality of life. In experimental research, the most common nursing intervention was oral care. The scale used most frequently was Spielberger's Anxiety Scale.
CONCLUSION
It is necessary to expand experimental research applying nursing interventions, and to use objective physiological indexes for more effective assessment in experimental research. Furthermore, interdisciplinary research is required for enhancing the quality of clinical nursing research.

Keyword

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Hematology; Nursing research

MeSH Terms

Anxiety
Clinical Nursing Research
Hematology
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Humans
Korea
Nursing Research
Quality of Life

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