The analysis of Trends and Contents of Nursing Intervention Research for Cancer Patients in Korea.
10.5388/aon.2012.12.4.247
- Author:
Myung Sun HONG
1
;
Young Hee YOM
;
Geun Myun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Global Healthcare Management, Gachon University, Seongnam, Korea.
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Nursing Research;
Neoplasms;
Intervention Studies
- MeSH:
Anxiety;
Education;
Humans;
Clinical Trial;
Korea;
Massage;
Nausea;
Nursing Research;
Nursing*;
Research Design;
Vomiting
- From:Asian Oncology Nursing
2012;12(4):247-256
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: In this study, the articles which developed and applied nursing interventions for patients with cancer were reviewed and analyzed. METHODS: The analysis was performed in light of 171 pieces of literature on nursing interventions for patients with cancer published between 1991 and 2010. RESULTS: Approximately half of the studies have been published between 2006 and 2010. The quasi-experimental designs using nonequivalent control group and no-synchronized design were the most common form of research design among the 71 papers constituting 41.52% of the total. The most commonly used nursing intervention was education (25.2%), followed by massage (20.4%) and exercise (11.5%). The most common outcome variable was anxiety (11.8%), followed by pain (8.0%) and nausea and vomiting (7.3%). CONCLUSION: The results of this study can provide useful information for the development of nursing interventions in specialized areas. Systematic literature review or meta-analysis is needed in this area.
