THE EVALUATION OF THESIS WRITTEN ABOUT STOMA IN THE FIELD OF NURSING IN TURKEY

Derya Sahin; Sefanur Kaya

Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2019

THE EVALUATION OF THESIS WRITTEN ABOUT STOMA IN THE FIELD OF NURSING IN TURKEY

Derya Sahin, Sefanur Kaya

Abstract :

Objective: This study aims to examine the graduate and doctoral theses on stoma. Method: The data for the study were obtained by using the "stoma" and "nursing" keywords in the National Thesis Center of the Council of Higher Education on Feuary 2018, and the dissertations between the years 2000–2017 were obtained. Data review reached 36 dissertations. Results: It has been determined that 24 master and 12 doctorate theses. Theses’ sample were formed by the stoma patients and the individuals who took care for these stoma patients. All of the master theses were descriptive except for 4 theses, doctorate theses were conducted by experimental and structured interview technique. Data collection form and scale were used in 69% of the theses, half of the theses were related to the quality of life and periostomal complications. Conclusion: Among the theses examined, it was determined that self – care ability and psychological effects of stoma care were studied more in master theses and experimental studies in doctorate thesis became prominent.