Examination of Nursing Theses on Older Adults in Turkey: A Systematic Review

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 2, 315 - 323, 01.06.2023

Fatma Zehra Genç , Arzu Uslu

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Introduction and Aim: Nursing is a science that produces and uses scientific knowledge about older people. The objectives of this systematic review is to analyze the current stage of postgraduate theses in nursing science conducted with older adults in Turkish universities.
Materiel and Methods: The theses completed in the science of nursing were reached by searching the database of the National Thesis Center of Council of Higher Education on 15-30 January 2022. The keywords "old people", "elderly" and "older people" were used in search. A total of 158 theses, the subject area of which was "Nursing'', in Turkey universities between the years 2012-2022 were included in systematic review. The narrative synthesis method was used to evaluate data obtained with data extraction tool.
Results: It was determined that the most studied subjects with the elderly were quality of life (19.6%), falling (12.7%), and sleep (9.5%). It was determined that 44.3% of the theses' fields of specialization were nursing, 19.6% internal medicine nursing, 16.5% public health nursing. The thesis designs are 58.9% observational, 38.6% interventional, 3.2% methodological. Theses were mostly done in hospital (37.3%) and nursing home (34.8%). It was seen that the observational type of master's theses about the older people, whose focus was on quality of life, were in the majority.
Conclusions: Studies with different subject areas and sample groups, mixed method and high level of evidence should be planned for olders adults. In Turkey, Ph.D. thesis studies on older adults should be increased and contribution to nursing science should be provided.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Turkey, theses, nursing, older people, systematic review

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