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    Asian Oncol Nurs. 2015 Jun;15(2):114-122. Korean.
    Published online Jun 30, 2015.
    https://doi.org/10.5388/aon.2015.15.2.114
    © 2015 Korean Oncology Nursing Society
    Review

    Trends of Studies Published in Asian Oncology Nursing, 2011~2014

    Soo Hyun Kim,1 Min Young Kim,2 Sun-Hee Kim,3 Hye Kyung Kim,4 Insook Lee,5 Jiyeon Lee,6 Yun Hee Ham,7 and Eunjung Ryu8
      • 1Department of Nursing, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.
      • 2College of Nursing, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea.
      • 3Seoul Women's College of Nursing, Seoul, Korea.
      • 4Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
      • 5Department of Nursing, Changwon National University, Changwon, Korea.
      • 6Eulji University, College of Nursing, Daejeon, Korea.
      • 7Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
      • 8Department of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
    • Address reprint requests to: Lee, Insook. Department of Nursing, Changwon National University, 20 Changwon daehak-ro, Uichang-gu, Changwon 641-773, Korea. Tel: +82-55-213-3574, Fax: +82-55-213-3579, Email: dobest75@changwon.ac.kr
    Received June 08, 2015; Revised June 26, 2015; Accepted June 26, 2015.

    This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

    Abstract

    Purpose

    The purpose of this study was to analyze and identify recent trends of published research in Asian Oncology Nursing (AON).

    Methods

    A total of 140 studies were analyzed using a tool developed by the researchers, focusing on research design, research subject, research themes, and type of interventions and outcome variables of experimental studies.

    Results

    AON lacked studies which were supported by research funds (27.9%), or used an experimental study design (10.0%). In particular, there were only 2 studies (1.4%) conducted with randomized controlled trials (RCT). Research subjects were various, including patients with cancer, family care givers, healthy population, and oncology nurses. Based on a framework of cancer control continuum, most studies addressed issues of the treatment phase, whereas few studies addressed issues of diagnosis, survivorship, or the end-of-life (EOL) phase. Regarding research themes, psychosocial nursing including quality of life, anxiety, and depression was most frequently reported. In the experimental studies, an education program was most frequently applied and psycho-social-spiritual variables and symptoms were most frequently used to evaluate the effects of the intervention.

    Conclusion

    The results suggest that further expansion of RCT and studies regarding diagnosis, survivorship, and EOL phases are needed. Also, our findings may contribute toward the development of a Korean oncology nursing research agenda.

    Keywords
    Oncology Nursing; Nursing Research; Trends

    Tables

    Table 1
    Research Design (N=140)

    Table 2
    Research Subjects (N=140)

    Table 3
    Research Theme of Studies Performed in Cancer Patients (N=85)

    Table 4
    Research Theme in Studies Performed in Non-cancer Patients (N=27)

    Table 5
    Characteristics of the Experimental Researches (N=14)

    Notes

    This paper was supported by research funds of Korean Oncology Nursing Society in 2014.

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    MeSH Terms
    Anxiety
    Asian Continental Ancestry Group*
    Caregivers
    Depression
    Diagnosis
    Education
    Financial Management
    Humans
    Nursing
    Nursing Research
    Oncology Nursing*
    Quality of Life
    Research Design
    Research Subjects
    Survival Rate
    Metrics
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