Women's Health Nursing (여성건강간호학회지)
- Volume 14 Issue 2
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- Pages.83-92
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- 2008
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- 3022-7666(pISSN)
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- 3022-8247(eISSN)
Trends in Nursing Research on Sexuality in Korea
국내 간호학에서 성(sexuality)에 관한 연구 경향
- Lee, Kyung-Hye (Department of Nursing Science, College of Health Science, Ewha Womans University) ;
- Kim, Sun-Hee (Department of Nursing Science, College of Health Science, Ewha Womans University) ;
- Lee, Sun-Hee (Department of Nursing Science, College of Health Science, Ewha Womans University)
- Published : 2008.06.20
Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the trends in nursing research on sexuality in Korea and to provide guidance to the future research in sexual health. Method: Total 163 published articles in Korea from 2000 to 2007 year were reviewed using a structured analysis form which consists of the domains of nursing journal, research designs, research purpose, research subjects, and the key words. Result: Of those articles, 25.8% was published in J. of Korean Academy of Women Health Nursing and 13.5% in J. of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing. In terms of the research design, quantitative research methods were commonly used in 88.4% of them which only 6.1% used qualitative methods. The nursing process on purpose were classified assessment(86.3%), nursing intervention(11.3%), and nursing evaluation(2.5%); Most of subjects were early adults(35.3%), adolescents(27.9%), and adults(25.6%); The most frequently reported key words were classified into socio-psychological domain(33.5%), cognitive domain(25.6%), clinical domain(12.6%). Conclusion: Research on sexuality in nursing have been continued. The major key words were founded in socio-psychological and cognitive domains. It is recommended that more various subjects, research methodology, and various key words be investigated.