국내 간호학술지에 게재된 종양관련 연구 동향분석 : 2003 ∼ 2009년

The Analysis of the Korean Cancer Nursing Research Trends from the Year of 2003 to 2009

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to analyze cancer nursing research trends in published articles. Methods:AnanalyticreviewwasconductedforallpublishedpapersintheJournal of Korean Academy of Nursing, Journals of affiliated academy of the Korean Society of Nursing Science, and others, using the key words cancer and nursing. A total of 265 articles published were selected. They were analyzed according to criteria such as published article, research design, participants, diagnosis, treatment type, theoretical framework, key concepts, research instruments, and the level of evidence. Results: About 29.1% were published in the Journal of Korean Oncology Nursing. Quantitative studies were 86.8% and non-experimental studies were 63.8%. The most medical diagnosis was breast cancer(23.1%). The top key concepts were quality of life, symptom experience, depression, pain, and nausea/vomiting in order. Middle based rating, LOE 4 to 6 were the most(61.8%), low based rating, LOE 7 and LOE-8 were the least(11.6%). Conclusion: For the last 6 years, oncology nursing research using quasi-experimental design has increased. It is necessary to increase the strong research design, LOE 1 to 3.