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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
양숙자scopus
Issue Date
2017
Journal Title
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
ISSN
1225-9594JCR Link
Citation
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 144 - 155
Keywords
Democratic people's republic of KoreaHealthReview
Publisher
Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
Indexed
SCOPUS; KCI scopus
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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