Table 1: Types of studies and research designs for caregivers in Korea (N = 145).

Total Conceptual Framework
Yes No
Research Type Design Classifications n % n % n %
Quantitative
Research
Experimental
Design
True Experimental design 2 1.40 25 17.20 86 59.30
Quasi-experimental design 4 2.80
Pre-experimental design 11 7.60
Non- Experimental Design Systemic literature review 3 2.10
Survey 87 60.00
Q methodology 2 1.40
Case study 1 0.70
Others 1 0.70
Total 111 76.60
Qualitative
Research
Grounded theory 18 12.40 9 6.20 23 15.90
Phenomenological research 5 3.40
Narrative research 3 2.10
Ethnography research 3 2.10
Others 3 2.10
Total 32 22.10
Triangulation 2 1.30 1 0.70 1 0.70
Total 145 100 35 24.10 110 75.90