The Analysis of the Korean Nursing Research Trends on Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Cancer Patients.
- Author:
Myung Hee JUN
1
;
Dong Choon UHM
;
Seonghee JEONG
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Daejeon University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cancer;
Complementary therapy;
Alternative medicine
- MeSH:
Animals;
Anxiety;
Biological Therapy;
Breast Neoplasms;
Cats;
Complementary Therapies;
Depression;
Fatigue;
Humans;
Korea;
Mind-Body Therapies;
Nausea;
Nursing Research;
Quality of Life;
Vital Signs;
Vomiting
- From:Journal of Korean Oncology Nursing
2009;9(1):67-75
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to analyze nursing research trends on the complementary and alternative therapies (CAT) for the cancer patients in Korea. METHOD: Thirty eight articles published in 17 nursing-related journal from 1987 to 2008 were analyzed. RESULTS: Nursing Researches on CAT for the cancer patients have increased since 2000. Among the 38 studies, 34 studies used Quasi-experimental design and 13 studies (33%) were conducted for the breast cancer patients. Mind-body therapy (53%), manual healing therapy (42%), and pharmacologic and biological therapy (5%) were the often used CAT types. Nausea, vomiting, vital signs, immune cell, pain, and fatigue were measured as physiologic outcome variables; anxiety, depression, and hope as psychological outcome variables; and quality of life as social outcome variables. CONCLUSION: More CAM studies are needed targeting the patients with various cancer types and home-based cancer patients.
