국내 다문화간호 연구의 동향

Trends in Multicultural Nursing Research in South Korea

The purpose of this study is to identify trends in research on multicultural nursing in South Korea. Methods: A literature search was conducted with 727 articles from four electronic databases; RISS, KISS, DBpia, and NDSL. A total of 171 studies were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: Most frequently used research design were survey(70.6%), followed by qualitative studies(11.7%), quasi-experimental studies(9.9%), and Q-methodology(3.5%). Most frequently study participants were multicultural women(44.4%) and nursing students(27.5%), while the study of nurses was 8.8%. Most of the studies on multicultural women were mainly focused on the topics of maternity and parenting, while nurses and nursing college students were concerned with cultural competence, perception and attitudes toward multicultural. Conclusion: The result suggests that further research should include a variety of research designs and subject. In addition, research is needed to strengthen the capacity of nurses in multicultural nursing.