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[Nursing research issues and trends: views from Korea].
Taehan Kanho. the Korean Nurse
|July 1, 1992
Summary
This 1990 study surveyed Korean nurses on research activities, identifying facilitators and barriers. Experienced nurses found Korean nursing research active, while inexperienced ones did not.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Research
- Health Sciences
- Korean Healthcare
Context:
- Study conducted in 1990 at six Korean colleges of nursing with doctoral programs.
- Data collected from 141 nurses, representing 71.4% response rate.
- Utilized a validated, translated Research Profile Questionnaire.
Purpose:
- To identify the direction and scope of nursing research activities in Korea.
- To discuss unique problems in Korea necessitating nursing research.
- To delineate factors influencing nursing research in Korea.
Summary:
- 76.6% of respondents were involved in nursing research; 23.4% had no experience.
- Experienced nurses, primarily in nursing schools, perceived research as active; inexperienced nurses, often in hospitals, perceived it as inactive.
- Patients were the most frequent research subjects (76.9%), followed by nurses, healthy persons, and students.
Impact:
- Highlights a perceived gap in research activity between experienced and inexperienced Korean nurses.
- Identifies patient and healthy individuals as key research subjects, indicating a broad scope.
- Reveals a shift towards community settings and theory-driven research in Korean nursing.