PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to analyze the trend of nursing theories by Korean Journal of Adult Nursing (KJAN) for the last five years and to provide future directions for improvement.
METHODS
The study analyzed data collected from 323 research papers published in KJAN between 2010~2014. Descriptive analysis was conducted with a focus on frequency and percentage for the quantitative analysis. Qualitative analysis was performed for the analysis of nursing theories.
RESULTS
As for research topics, the analysis results based on the meta-paradigm of nursing show that the most frequent factors of analysis were adult patients in the area of human beings, hospitals in the area of environment, depression, anxiety, and suicide in the area of health, and all the influential factors in the area of nursing. The analysis results of uses of nursing theories in the papers reveal that only 4(1.2%) out of total 323 papers used the nursing theories, which indicates that the linkage and utilization of nursing theories in the published papers for the last five years were poor.
CONCLUSION
We needs to make efforts at the society level to activate nursing theory utilization in research which is beloved to connect nursing practice, education, and research.

Citations

• Effects of Nurse-Led Intervention Programs Based on Goal Attainment Theory: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  Bom-Mi Park
  Healthcare.2021; 9(6): 699.     CrossRef
• Essential Role of Theory in Nursing Research for Advancement of Nursing Science
  Soyoung Yu, Ju-Eun Song
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2021; 51(4): 391.     CrossRef
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  Youlim Kim, Hyeonkyeong Lee, Gi Wook Ryu
  Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2020; 26(2): 120.     CrossRef
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  Hye-young Lee, Min-Kyeong Kim, Won-jin Seo, Min-jin Lee, Ye-rin Heo, Sanghee Kim
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• Trend Analysis of Research Articles Published in the Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing from 2013 to 2017
  Young Jin Lee, Seo Yun Kim, Saem Yi Kang, Yoo Jeong Kang, Lan Jin, Hee Yoen Jung, Hae Won Kim
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  Hyunju Ji, Soyun Hong, Yi-Rang Jeong, Kyung Hee Lee
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• Trend Analysis of Research in the Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing (2010~2015)
  Yerin Cha, Joeun Kwon, Sunhye Kwon, Kyung Hee Lee, Jiyun An
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PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to analyze the research trends of spiritual care in Korea and to make suggestions for future studies.
METHODS
209 researches from 1981 to 2012 were analyzed.
RESULTS
Among the 209 studies reviewed. 74 were thesis studies and 135 for reported research in academic journal. There were 169 quantitative studies, 11 qualitative studies and 29 other types studies. The most frequently used study design was correlational. The majority of study participants were patients, followed by nursing students, nurses or non-medical participants. In the correlation studies, the variable of spiritual well-being had a positive correlation with hope, self-esteem and spiritual nursing care and a negative correlation with depression, anxiety and loneliness. In the experimental studies, the independent variables were spiritual nursing intervention, spiritual care education program and spiritual promoting intervention. The main theme of qualitative studies were the experience of spiritual care, spiritual experience and the most frequent designs were grounded theory, phenomenology and interpretative phenomenology.
CONCLUSION
The domestic research about spiritual care needs to utilize a variety of approaches including concept or tool development study suitable for Korean peoples, multi-disciplinary research, qualitative study and program development study.

Citations

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  Gyeong-Hye Choi
  Journal of Korean Association for Qualitative Research.2023; 8(2): 189.     CrossRef
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  Sunhee Lee, Mi Kyoung Kim, Eun-Young Hong, Jai Jung Lee, Hyun Joo Kim, Hyung Sook Kim, Dong Yeon Kim, Ran Hee Park, Ja Young Ban, Myung Hee Park, Sun Hee Yun, Soo Jung Lim
  Korean Journal of Adult Nursing.2022; 34(1): 27.     CrossRef
• Quality of Life Structural Equation Model for Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  Juyeon Oh, Jung A. Kim
  Rehabilitation Nursing.2021; 46(5): 253.     CrossRef
• Effects of Spiritual Nursing Intervention on Spiritual Well-Being and Anxiety in Elders with Cancer
  Yun Sun Joo, Hwasoon Kim
  Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing.2020; 22(2): 95.     CrossRef
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  Yuri Song, Young Suk Park
  Stress.2020; 28(4): 246.     CrossRef
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  Deyashinee Ghosh, Bhavna Gupta
  The Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care.2020; 23(3): 162.     CrossRef
• Experience of Cancer Patients Receiving Spiritual Nursing Care in one Christian General Hospital
  Eun Youngi Seo, Suhye Kwon, Youngkyoung Kim, ALeum Han
  Asian Oncology Nursing.2019; 19(3): 179.     CrossRef
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  Mira Sim, Jin Kim, Sookyung Choi
  Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing.2017; 24(4): 286.     CrossRef
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  Mi Ja Chung, Youngrye Park, Young Eun
  Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing.2016; 46(6): 871.     CrossRef
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  Jin Kim, Sookyung Choi
  Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing.2015; 22(3): 328.     CrossRef
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  Ogcheol Lee
  Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing.2014; 28(3): 432.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This study was to analyze the research trends centering on the theses and articles related to reflexology released in Korea.
METHOD
This study is a descriptive study in which the researcher collected the academic degrees and theses published on the book of the academic society from 1983 to August 2005, and examined 52 domestic dissertations and articles on reflexology.
RESULTS
By academic department, the result were: the nursing theses 25(48.1%), and public health and physical education each 4(7.7%). In the type of reflexology, the result were: single therapy like hand acupuncture or hand moxibustion 27(61.4%), combined therapy 17(38.6%). As for the research design, the experimental research was most frequent (84.6%). As for the subject, the result were: healthy people 31(59.6.%), patient 11(21.1%), medical staff 7(14.9%) in order. In the theme of the theses, the effect of therapy were most frequent(84.6%).
CONCLUSION
Researches about reflexology should be conducted and extend into interdisciplinary fields and medical areas. On the basis of preceding results, qualitative studies and international and cross-sectional comparison studies are needed to apply in practice with scientific background.