Trends in Research on Caregivers Hospitalized Children in Korea-Focus on Knowledge Type
Journal of Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing
;
: 101-108, 2012.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-11446
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study was designed to analyze recent trends in research about caregivers of hospitalized children in Korea and to suggest future research directions in this area.METHODS:
Eighty one studies selected from http//www.kan.or.kr, www.childnursing.or.kr, www.riss4u.net, and www.ndsl.kr published from 1995 to 2011 were used. The analysis framework of concepts was derived from client domain (Kim, 2000) and knowledge type (Kim et al., 2004).RESULTS:
In terms of research design, nonexperimental studies (82.7%) were the most frequent, followed by experimental studies (14.8%) and qualitative studies (2.5%). Mothers were the most frequent caregivers, and hospitalization was the most frequent health problem of the children. In terms of categories of the concepts, 35 (39.3%) studies included essentialistic concepts like coping and adaptation, 15 (16.9%) studies included problematic concepts like anxiety and uncertainty, and 39 (43.8%) studies included health-care experiential concepts like educational needs and nursing needs. In term of knowledge types, there were 35 (39.3%) studies of the explanatory knowledge type, 44 (49.5%) descriptive ones, and 10 (11.2%) prescriptive ones.CONCLUSION:
The results indicate that further research is necessary on problematic concepts and prescriptive knowledge types for child health nursing practice which will lead to expanding nursing knowledge.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Research Design
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Child, Hospitalized
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Child Health
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Caregivers
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Uncertainty
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Hospitalization
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Korea
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Mothers
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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