The status of nursing research in the Republic of South Africa: Past and present perspectives

Brink, H

doi:10.4102/curationis.v15i4.375

curationis

1992

DOI: 10.4102/curationis.v15i4.375

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The status of nursing research in the Republic of South Africa: Past and present perspectives

H Brink¹

Abstract: Paper delivered at the 10th Anniversary Conference on Research In Nursing Education at the Hyatt Regency, Embarcadero Centre, San Francisco, California, 12-14 February 1992.

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“…Talking about evidence‐based practice in nursing for Africa, one may be inclined to ask, “How much has Africa contributed to this or to nursing scholarship in general in the area of knowledge and practice of nursing?” No systematic studies of how much nurses in Africa have contributed or are contributing to nursing scholarship were found. Brink (1992) attempted a review of the status of nursing research, but this review was limited to South Africa. Tlou (1998), writing about research in Africa, laments the dearth of research studies concerning Africa but does not describe previous studies or contributions made by African nurse scholars.…”

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A 2‐Decade Appraisal of African Nursing Scholarship: 1986–2006

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Lekalakala-Mokgele

2009

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A 2‐Decade Appraisal of African Nursing Scholarship: 1986–2006

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An integrative review of South African cancer nursing research published from 2002–2012

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Schmollgruber

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Background: This integrative review aimed to quantify the publication output of South African cancer nursing research conducted between 2002 and 2012 and to identify key trends relevant to cancer nurse researchers. Objectives:To describe the publication output of cancer nursing research in terms of the journals of publication, authors, focus, participants and methods used, to explore whether the published work was funded and to assess the quality of the studies published.Methods: An integrative review was conducted using the key words South Africa in combination with cancer nursing and oncology nursing to search the databases Pubmed, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Sabinet, Web of Science, Medline and OvidSP. A data extraction sheet was developed to document the required information from each paper and all publications were reviewed independently by the authors.Results: A total of 181 publications for potential inclusion were identified and 26 papers were included in this review. Cervical cancer, specifically the prevention of this disease, was the most popular diagnostic focus and theme of investigation. Most of the studies were descriptive and none of the studies met the criteria of the highest quality. Conclusion:Nursing added to the body of knowledge regarding the primary and secondary prevention of cancer. There is a need for work on both men and women diagnosed with the most common cancers, as well as the family and care giver. There is also a need for multidisciplinary work using complex interventions focusing on symptom management to improve patient outcomes. Introduction Problem statementThe significance of this article lies in the fact that it is the first review of South African cancer nursing research. South Africa, as a developing country, is an anomaly as it is both developed with a good infrastructure and developing, as it faces huge social and economic challenges, with a large gap between the poor dependent on developing aid and skilled professionals (Layne 1998:183). South Africa therefore faces the health challenges applicable to both the developed and developing world. In addition to primary and secondary cancer prevention, South African nursing research should be able to inform nurses practising in both the private healthcare system and the public sector, as both sectors provide patient services using sophisticated treatment (Abratt & Vorobiof 2003:395). It is not clear how many people are diagnosed with cancer annually as the histological-based National Cancer Registry only reflects data up to 2005 (National Health Laboratory Service 2012). However, it is estimated that one in six South African men and one in seven South African women will develop cancer during their lifetime (health24 2013). According to the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) (CANSA 2012), the most prevalent cancers in women are breast, cervical, unknown primary site, colorectal and uterine cancer. In men, the most prevalent are prostate, unknown primary site, lung, colorectal and oesophagus cancer. Cancer patients experience va...

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The status of nursing research in the Republic of South Africa: Past and present perspectives

Abstract: Paper delivered at the 10th Anniversary Conference on Research In Nursing Education at the Hyatt Regency, Embarcadero Centre, San Francisco, California, 12-14 February 1992.

Cited by 2 publications

References 4 publications

A 2‐Decade Appraisal of African Nursing Scholarship: 1986–2006

A 2‐Decade Appraisal of African Nursing Scholarship: 1986–2006

An integrative review of South African cancer nursing research published from 2002–2012

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