Trends in Nursing Research on Cancer Patients Nutrition in Korea
Asian Oncology Nursing
;
: 1-8, 2016.
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in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-177268
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to analyze the research trends of nursing researches done on cancer patients' nutrition in Korea and to make suggestions for future studies.METHODS:
A total of 100 studies from 1989 to 2015 were analyzed. 22 nursing studies were selected for analysis the based on keywords 'nutrition', 'cancer' and 'patients'.RESULTS:
Of 100 papers, 27 were doctoral dissertation and master's theses, 73 were from academic journals, 3 were thesis studies, and 19 were reported research in academic journal in nursing fields. Quantitative researches accounted for 92.0% while 20% among them were nursing researches, and other types of studies were 2%. The most frequently used research type was non-experimental 65.0%, while the ratio of experimental researches was 27.0%. The most frequently used research subjects were cancer patients without diagnostic classification with 37.0%. The most common issue of qualitative studies was the patient's nutrition condition.CONCLUSION:
The further studies about cancer patients' nutrition condition need to be done with various approaches such as concept or tool development study, multi-disciplinary research, qualitative study and education program development study.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Nursing Research
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Nutritional Status
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Nursing
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Program Development
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Classification
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Qualitative Research
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Research Subjects
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Education
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Korea
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Asian Oncology Nursing
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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