Analysis of Nursing Intervention Studies
on Major Korean Nursing Journals*
Lee, Mihyoung1)·Chung, Myungsill2)·Lim, Ji Young1)·Lee, Sujin3)
1) Professor, Department of Nursing, Inha University, 2) National Medical Center College of Nursing
3) Graduate School, Inha University
Purpose: This study was conducted to analyze 572 nursing intervention studies among a total of 2824 studies published in major Korean nursing journals between the years 2000 to 2006. Method: Five hundred seventy-two studies were categorized as nursing intervention studies by the Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC) for intervention and Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) for dependent variables. Results: 1) The average ratio of intervention research studies for all major journals is 20.3% 2) Interventions on physical comfort promotion, patient education, behavior therapy, coping assistance, activity and exercise management, psychological comfort promotion, and childbearing care conducted by class level of NIC were 134 (23.4%), 74 (12.9%), 63 (11%), 50 (8.7%) 38 (6.6%), (6.6%), 31 (5.4%), and over 5%, respectively. 3) Outcomes of psychosocial well-being, health and life quality, symptom status, health belief, psychosocial adaptation, health behavior, therapeutic response, and health knowledge measured by class of NOC among 1419 dependent variables 239 (16.84%), 196 (13.81%), 124 (8.74%), 119 (8.39%), (5.92%), 82 (5.78%), 81 (5.71%), and 61 (4.30%), respectively. Conclusion: This study offers on intervention studies of major nursing journals in Korea.
Key words : Nursing intervention research, Nursing intervention classification(NIC), Nursing outcomes classification(NOC)
* This work was supported by INHA UNIVERSITY Research Grant.
Analysis of Nursing Intervention Studies
on Major Korean Nursing Journals*
Lee, Mihyoung1)·Chung, Myungsill2)·Lim, Ji Young1)·Lee, Sujin3)
1) Professor, Department of Nursing, Inha University, 2) National Medical Center College of Nursing
3) Graduate School, Inha University
Purpose: This study was conducted to analyze 572 nursing intervention studies among a total of 2824 studies published in major Korean nursing journals between the years 2000 to 2006. Method: Five hundred seventy-two studies were categorized as nursing intervention studies by the Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC) for intervention and Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) for dependent variables. Results: 1) The average ratio of intervention research studies for all major journals is 20.3% 2) Interventions on physical comfort promotion, patient education, behavior therapy, coping assistance, activity and exercise management, psychological comfort promotion, and childbearing care conducted by class level of NIC were 134 (23.4%), 74 (12.9%), 63 (11%), 50 (8.7%) 38 (6.6%), (6.6%), 31 (5.4%), and over 5%, respectively. 3) Outcomes of psychosocial well-being, health and life quality, symptom status, health belief, psychosocial adaptation, health behavior, therapeutic response, and health knowledge measured by class of NOC among 1419 dependent variables 239 (16.84%), 196 (13.81%), 124 (8.74%), 119 (8.39%), (5.92%), 82 (5.78%), 81 (5.71%), and 61 (4.30%), respectively. Conclusion: This study offers on intervention studies of major nursing journals in Korea.
Key words : Nursing intervention research, Nursing intervention classification(NIC), Nursing outcomes classification(NOC)
* This work was supported by INHA UNIVERSITY Research Grant.