REVIEW ARTICLE
A Review of Trend of Nursing Theories related Caregivers in Korea
Sung Hae Kim1, Yoona Choi1, *, Ji-Hye Lee2, Da-El Jang3, Sanghee Kim4
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2018Volume: 12
First Page: 26
Last Page: 35
Publisher ID: TONURSJ-12-26
DOI: 10.2174/1874434601812010026
Article History:
Received Date: 13/10/2017Revision Received Date: 26/12/2017
Acceptance Date: 10/1/2018
Electronic publication date: 08/02/2018
Collection year: 2018
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Abstract
Background:
The prevalence of chronic diseases has been rapidly increased due to population aging. As the duration of the requirement of care increased, the caregivers’ socioeconomic burdens have also increased.
Objective:
This review examines the attributes of caregiving experience and quality of life of caregivers in Korea with a focus on the application of nursing theory.
Method:
We reviewed studies on caregivers’ caring for adult patients published till 2016 in 4 bio-medical research portal websites or data bases. A total of 1,939 studies were identified through the keyword search. One hundred forty five studies were selected by a process, of which, 17 were theory-applied studies. Selected studies were analyzed in accordance with the structured analysis format.
Results:
Quantitative studies accounted for 76.6%, while 22.1% were qualitative studies and 1.3% were triangulation studies. Caregiver-related studies increased after 2000. Most frequently, the caregivers were spouses (28.4%), and most frequently, care was provided to a recipient affected by stroke (22.5%). The 17 theory-based studies described 20 theories (70% psychology theories, 30% nursing theories). The most frequent nursing theory was the theory of stress, appraisal and coping.
Conclusion:
This study sought to better understand caregiving through the analysis of Korean studies on the caregiving experience and caregivers’ QOL and this finding helped presenting empirical data for nursing by identifying the nursing theories applied to the caregiving experience and caregivers’ QOL. The results suggest the need for further expansion of nursing theories and their greater utilization in the studies of caregiving.