This study examined all the articles published in the Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing for the last 33 years, from its beginning year to 2003, based on the objective frame of analysis. The purpose of this research is to analyse the biobehavioral nursing researches in Korea, and to provide a direction of biobehavioral research for the future.
One thousand four hundred one articles published in the Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing from the beginning year to 2003 were analyzed.
1. The prevailing type of measurement was behavioral measurement in 823(58.7%), And then, articles using biological measurement were 100(7.1%), articles using biobehavioral measurement were only 96(6.9%). Others including qualitative research and methodological research were 379(27.1%).
2. Trend of biobehavioral nursing research was 2.2% in 1970s, 1.6% in 1980s, 7.1% in 1990s, and 10.5% in 2000s.
3. PNI articles were only 3, 1 in 1980s and 2 in 1990s.
4. Research designs of biobehavioral articles were experimental design 70.8%, survey 18.8%, and correlational design 10.4%.
5. Research subjects according to life cycle were 66.7% for adult, 18.8% for elderly, 8.3% for children, 4.2% for maternity, and 2.1% for others.
6. Research subjects according to health status were 61.5% for patients, 30.2% for healthy person, 3.1% for medical personnel, and 5.2% for others.
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