The trends in research on the health of North Korean refugees
- 주제(키워드) Democratic people's republic of Korea , Health , Review
- 등재 SCOPUS, KCI등재
- 발행기관 Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
- 발행년도 2017
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000156167
- 본문언어 한국어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2017.28.2.144
초록/요약
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.
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