Understanding the Diffusion of Theoretical Knowledge in Nursing: A Citation Analysis of Meleis’s Transition Theory

Yıl 2019, Cilt: 27 Sayı: 3, 275 - 283, 01.10.2019

Kemal Yayla

Öz

DOI: 10.5152/FNJN.2019.18028

Aim: The aim of this study is to examine
the structure of the knowledge creation process in nursing science and to
investigate the dissemination of theoretical knowledge in other disciplines by
analyzing citations and social network data.

Method: This exploratory study evaluated
Metadata to find academic publications. Meleis’s Transition Theory was selected
as a case study. A majority of the publications that represented the transition
theory were assigned as the core of the theory. Forward and backward citations
were used as agents of knowledge linkage to determine the dissemination of the
theory in the field of science. Social network analysis and visualization were
used to depict graphical and structural relations of the research front and the
knowledge base.

Results: The knowledge base of the
Transition Theory was built on 7 different information networks. The most
effective and vast information network consisted of Meleis, AI as a researcher
and the central information network, which is the journal of Nursing Research.
Oncology, geriatrics, public health, and psychology in the areas of information
propagation within the field of nursing were considered as research areas where
the theoretical framework provided by the theory was rendered functional.

Conclusion: In recent years, the use of
theoretical frameworks has become a necessity to assess the changing needs of
the study of nursing science. The method used in the study can be effectively
used to analyze the conceptual structures in the nursing education and
professional application processes and to understand the origins of these
theories. Further research can help to structure the use of informational
science-based research designs to understand the connections between theory,
clinical practice, and the development of educational contents in nursing
faculties.

Cite this article as: Yayla, K. (2019).
Understanding the diffusion of theoretical knowledge in nursing: A citation
analysis of Meleis’s Transition Theory. FNJN Florence Nightingale Journal of
Nursing, 27(3), 275-283.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Citation analysis, nursing science, social network analysis, scholarly communication, transition theory

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