Asian Oncol Nurs.  2019 Mar;19(1):1-8. 10.5388/aon.2019.19.1.1.

Trend Analysis of Theory-based Research Published in Asian Oncology Nursing

• Lee HY
• Kim MK
• Seo WJ
• Lee MJ
• Heo YR
• Kim S

• KMID: 2451716
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5388/aon.2019.19.1.1

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was conducted to identify and analyze the trends of theory-based research published in Asian Oncology Nursing (AON) from 2011 to 2017.
METHODS
We analyzed 22 theory-based studies taken from among the 232 studies published in AON for 7years. We analyzed the framework developed by researchers, descriptive summaries of theory, keyword classification of nursing meta-paradigms, the generic character of the studies, and the type of research designs.
RESULTS
A total of 23 theories were applied in the 22 (9.5%) studies. "˜Nursing' was the most prevalent field of study (34.8%). In the field of study of theory, nursing theory was the largest with eight (34.8%), and in the method of theory utilization, all 22 studies were theoretical applications 3 middle-range theories were most prevalent. In the keyword classification using meta-paradigm in nursing, we found 83 key words. Among them, "˜Health' related key words were most frequent (53), followed by "˜Cancer' keywords (13).
CONCLUSION
AON has a high ratio of theoretical study compared to other journals, but the ratio is still less than 10%, which is still weak. Therefore, it is believed that the attention to, utilization of, application, and institutional establishment of nursing theory should be necessary.

Keyword

Nursing Theory; Oncology Nursing; Cancer; Review

MeSH Terms

Asian Continental Ancestry Group*
Classification
Humans
Methods
Models, Theoretical
Nursing
Nursing Theory
Oncology Nursing*
Research Design