Research Trends in the Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing: Based on Analysis of the Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing from 2001 to 2007.
- Author:
Kyeong Yae SOHNG
1
;
Jong Im KIM
;
Dong Won CHOI
;
Ae Kyung KIM
;
Seung Kyo CHAUNG
;
Kyunghee KIM
;
Sun Nam PARK
;
Hoonjung PAIK
;
Nan Young LIM
;
Sung Ok CHANG
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nursing research;
Analysis
- MeSH:
Adoption;
Data Collection;
Logic;
Nursing Research;
Statistics as Topic
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2008;15(3):262-273
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to analyze articles published in the Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing from 2001 to 2007. METHOD: Three hundred articles were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The focus was on research type, methodolgy and keywords. RESULTS: Thirty percent of the research was supported financially. Ninety-four percent was quantitative research and of these the majority were surveys (73.2%). The rate of adoption for hypotheses in experimental studies were 55.07% but only 3% of the research included conceptual framework. The most common settings for data collection were clinical settings (51.99%), followed by community settings (43.71%). For data analysis, descriptive statistics (27.5%), t-test (17.1%), ANOVA (15.3%) and chi-square (7.9%) were most frequently used. Keywords were categorized into four nursing metaparadigms : human-beings, health, nursing, and environment. The most frequently used domain was health. CONCLUSION: The number of research papers published in the Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing has increased and the quality has improved compared with articles published before 2001 year. Research topics varied and were mostly conducted on the basis of logical positivism.
