A Concept Analysis of Traditional Korean (Hanbang) Nursing

Youngmi Kang; Won Ju Hwang; JiSun Choi

doi:10.1111/2047-3095.12195

A Concept Analysis of Traditional Korean (Hanbang) Nursing

Int J Nurs Knowl. 2019 Jan;30(1):4-11. doi: 10.1111/2047-3095.12195. Epub 2017 Nov 3.

Authors

Youngmi Kang¹, Won Ju Hwang², JiSun Choi³

Affiliations

¹ Youngmi Kang, PhD, RN, is an Associate Professor in the College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
² Won Ju Hwang, PhD, RN, MPH, is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
³ JiSun Choi, PhD, RN, is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

PMID: 29105355
DOI: 10.1111/2047-3095.12195

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this concept analysis was to clarify the meaning and the attributes of traditional Korean (Hanbang) nursing.

Data source: Data sources include Academic Search Complete, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, EBSCOhost, PubMed, MEDLINE, and Research Information Sharing Service.

Data synthesis: We used Walker and Avant's method to analyze the concept of Hanbang nursing.

Conclusions: By exploring its common use in the literature, a comprehensive definition of the concept of Hanbang nursing was developed.

Implications for nursing practice: The results of analyzing the current concept of Hanbang nursing will help provide a better understanding of it and contribute to expanding nursing knowledge and developing of a valid and reliable measurement.

Keywords: Concept analysis; Hanbang nursing; traditional Korean.

MeSH terms

Cultural Competency
Holistic Health
Humans
Life Style
Medicine, Korean Traditional*
Nursing*
Republic of Korea

Grants and funding

20160380/Kyung Hee University Research