Psychological Empowerment in Nursing Research: Identifying Research Gaps Using Bibliometric Analysis

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 2, 445 - 454, 26.08.2025

Hande Yeşilbaş , Filiz Kantek , Tangül Aytur Özen

https://doi.org/10.38108/ouhcd.1457460

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Objective: This study was performed to identify research gaps related to psychological empowerment in nursing research using bibliometric analysis.
Methods: Descriptive and bibliometric analyses were employed. The study universe included 118 articles on nurse psychological empowerment in the Web of Science (WoS) database. The SALSA method was used in the data selection process. Data analysis and visualization were performed using the Bibliometrix Package in R software and VOSviewer.
Results: Articles published by 345 authors in 42 different sources between 1997 and 2022 were reached. The distribution of articles to journals didn’t follow Bradford's Law, while author productivity didn’t follow Lotka's Law. The most commonly used author keywords were "psychological empowerment," "empowerment," "nurses," "structural empowerment," "job satisfaction," "nursing," and "organizational commitment," while recent popular author keywords include "COVID-19," "nursing education," and "nurse administrators."
Conclusion: The literature on nurse psychological empowerment is limited. Literature has focused more on organizational outcomes and has had a managerial perspective. This research has revealed a gap in the literature on patient outcomes, care quality, and empowerment strategies or interventions.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Bibliometrics , empowerment , nurse , psychological empowerment , research gaps

Hemşirelik Araştırmalarında Psikolojik Güçlendirme: Araştırma Boşluklarını Bibliyometrik Analiz Kullanarak Belirleme

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Amaç: Bu çalışma, hemşirelik araştırmalarında psikolojik güçlendirme ile ilgili araştırma boşluklarını bibliyometrik analiz kullanarak belirlemek için yapılmıştır.
Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı ve bibliyometrik analizler kullanılmıştır. Çalışma evreni, Web of Science (WoS) veritabanındaki 118 hemşire psikolojik güçlendirme makalesini içermektedir. Veri seçim sürecinde SALSA yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Veri analizi ve görselleştirmesi R yazılımında Bibliometrix Paketi ve VOSviewer kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir.
Bulgular: 1997 ile 2022 arasında 345 yazar tarafından 42 farklı kaynakta yayımlanan makalelere ulaşılmıştır. Makalelerin dergilere dağılımı Bradford Yasası'na uygunken, yazar üretkenliği Lotka Yasası'na uymamıştır. En yaygın kullanılan yazar anahtar kelimeleri "psikolojik güçlendirme," "güçlendirme," "hemşireler," "yapısal güçlendirme," "iş doyumu," "hemşirelik," ve "örgütsel bağlılık" iken, son dönemde popüler olan yazar anahtar kelimeler "COVID-19," "hemşirelik eğitimi," ve "hemşire yöneticiler"dir.
Sonuç: Hemşire psikolojik güçlendirme alanındaki literatür sınırlıdır. Literatür daha çok örgütsel sonuçlara odaklanmış ve yönetsel bir perspektife sahiptir. Bu araştırma, hasta çıktıları, bakım kalitesi ve güçlendirme stratejileri/müdahaleleri konusunda bir literatür boşluğunu ortaya koymuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Bibliyometri , güçlendirme , hemşire , psikolojik güçlendirme , araştırma boşlukları

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