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The trends in research on the health of North Korean refugees
- Title
- The trends in research on the health of North Korean refugees
- Authors
- Lim H.-J.; Lee G.; Yang S.-J.
- Ewha Authors
- 양숙자
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 양숙자
- Issue Date
- 2017
- Journal Title
- Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
- ISSN
- 1225-9594
- Citation
- Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 144 - 155
- Keywords
- Democratic people's republic of Korea; Health; Review
- Publisher
- Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
- Indexed
- SCOPUS; KCI
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Purpose: This study aims to identify the general characteristics, subjects, and methods of research on the health of North Korean refugees through a systematic literature review. Methods: A total of 140 studies on health were reviewed using the analytical framework developed by the researchers. Results: The quantitative research comprised 90.7% of the studies, whereas the qualitative research were 7.9% of them. Approximately 81.4% of those reviewed have publication dates spanning 2006 to 2015. Only 13.6% of the studies were conducted with the approval of an institutional review board. The subjects of studies were psycho-social health (151.8%), behavioral health (28.5%), cognitive health (15.0%), physical health (12.2%), integrated health (7.8%), and spiritual health (2.8%). Within the quantitative studies reviewed, the most commonly used study design was survey research (86.0%). The two sampling methods used most often were convenience sampling (53.5%) and snowball sampling (19.4%), and the most commonly used data-collection method were questionnaires (94.6%). As for the qualitative studies, the most commonly used study design was phenomenology. Conclusion: The results suggested that the reviewed studies focused on physical health more than psycho-social health, and physiological measurement more than questionnaires. Ethical considerations need to be expanded. © 2017 Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing.
- DOI
- 10.12799/jkachn.2017.28.2.144
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- 간호대학 > 간호학전공 > Journal papers
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