, 서복남2
, Bok-Nam Seo2
1대구대학교 간호대학 간호학과
2한국한의학연구원 임상연구협력팀
1Department of Nursing, Daegu University, Daegu, South Korea
2Clinical Research Coordinating Team, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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Funding
This study was supported by the Daegu University Research Fund in 2025 (No. 2025-0262).
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Supplementary Data
Supplementary data to this article can be found online at https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.25152.
Supplementary Marterial 1. List of studies included in the scoping review
jkan-25152-Supplementary-Marterial-1.pdf
Supplementary Table 1. Summary of studies included in the scoping review
Author Contributions
Conceptualization: SJK. Data curation: SJK, BS. Final approval of the manuscript: all authors. Formal analysis: SJK, BS. Funding acquisition: SJK. Investigation: SJK, BS. Methodology: SJK. Project administration: SJK. Resources: SJK, BS. Software: SJK, BS. Supervision: SJK. Validation: SJK, BS. Visualization: SJK. Writing–original draft: SJK/ BS. Writing–review & editing: SJK/ BS.
| Variable | Category | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Year of publication | 2010–2015 | 138 (50.5) |
| 2016–2021 | 135 (49.5) | |
| Language | Korean | 169 (61.9) |
| English | 104 (38.1) | |
| Database | Domestic | 161 (59.0) |
| International | 112 (41.0) | |
| Study design | Quantitative | |
| Descriptive studies | 40 (16.5) | |
| Experimental studies | 20 (8.2) | |
| Methodology | 6 (2.5) | |
| Correlation studies | 170 (70.0) | |
| Structural equation modeling | 7 (2.9) | |
| Total | 243 (100.0) | |
| Qualitative | ||
| Phenomenology, hermeneutics | 5 (20.0) | |
| Grounded theory | 3 (12.0) | |
| Content analysis, qualitative descriptive | 8 (32.0) | |
| Case, ethnography, narrative | 5 (20.0) | |
| Special qualitative techniques | 4 (16.0) | |
| Total | 25 (100.0) | |
| Mixed | 5 (100.0) | |
| Data source | Primary data | 220 (80.6) |
| Secondary data | 53 (19.4) | |
| Immigrant group | Marriage migrant women | 154 (56.4) |
| Migrant workers | 56 (20.5) | |
| International students | 19 (7.0) | |
| Refugees | 2 (0.7) | |
| Mixed group | 42 (15.4) | |
| Sample size | <100 | 68 (24.9) |
| 100–299 | 120 (44.0) | |
| 300–999 | 40 (14.7) | |
| 1,000–99,999 | 38 (13.9) | |
| ≥100,000 | 7 (2.6) | |
| Min–max: 5–1,058,886 | ||
| Top journals by | Research in Community and Public Health Nursing | 13 (4.8) |
| Publication frequency | Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene | 10 (3.7) |
| International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 10 (3.7) | |
| Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing | 9 (3.3) | |
| Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing | 9 (3.3) | |
| Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial Cooperation Society | 9 (3.3) | |
| Other journals | 213 (78.0) | |
| Research topic | Oral health | 20 (7.3) |
| Infection | 6 (2.2) | |
| Health information & communication | 18 (6.6) | |
| Health behaviors | 38 (13.9) | |
| Women’s health | 29 (10.6) | |
| Mental health | 56 (20.5) | |
| Health status & quality of life | 47 (17.2) | |
| Chronic & metabolic diseases | 12 (4.4) | |
| Health care use | 36 (13.2) | |
| Occupational health | 11 (4.0) |
| Research topic | Sub-topic | No. of studies | Study ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral health (n=20) | Oral health behavior | 7 | A01, A02, A03, A05, A06, A18, A21 |
| Clinical oral health status | 6 | A04a), A07, A09, A12, A17, A19a) | |
| Oral health-related quality of life | 3 | A08, A11, A14 | |
| Oral health literacy | 2 | A13a),A20 | |
| Subjective oral health status | 2 | A10a), A15 | |
| Infection (n=6) | Tuberculosis | 2 | B05a), B06 |
| Sexual risk-taking behavior | 2 | B02, B04 | |
| Parasites | 1 | B03 | |
| Helicobacter pylori | 1 | B01a) | |
| Health information & communication (n=18) | Health literacy | 9 | C02, C04, C06, C07, C09, C10, C12, C14, C15 |
| Health information and educational needs | 3 | C11, C16, C18b) | |
| Educational program development | 3 | C01, C13, C17 | |
| Health information access & communication experience | 3 | C03b), C05b), C08b) | |
| Health behavior (n=38) | Health promoting behaviors | 14 | D01, D02, D05, D06, D11a), D15, D16, D19, D20, D21, D22, D31, D33, D37 |
| Dietary habits | 9 | D03, D04, D12, D13, D17, D24, D27, D29a), D30a) | |
| Physical activity | 7 | D08, D14, D23, D25, D26, D34, D35 | |
| Barriers to health behavior practice | 3 | D07b), D18b), D36b) | |
| Infection prevention practice | 2 | D09, D39 | |
| Smoking | 1 | D32 | |
| Alcohol reduction | 1 | D28 | |
| Health leader experience | 1 | D38b) | |
| Women’s health (n=29) | Infant care/perinatal depression | 10 | E02, E06a), E08a), E10, E15, E16, E20, E23, E27, E30 |
| Contraception | 5 | E09, E14, E21, E26, E29 | |
| Prenatal care | 4 | E03, E05, E17, E25 | |
| Cervical cancer prevention and screening | 4 | E04, E11, E18, E28 | |
| Menstruation | 3 | E01, E07, E12a) | |
| Pregnant & childbirth experience | 3 | E13b), E19b), E24b) | |
| Mental health (n=56) | Depression | 33 | F05, F07, F08, F09, F10, F11, F12, F14, F15, F16, F17, F19, F20, F21, F23, F25, F26, F28, F33, F35, F38, F39, F40, F41, F42, F43a), F44, F45, F46, F47, F49, F52, F53 |
| Depression and anxiety | 13 | F01, F02, F03, F06, F13, F18, F22a), F24a), F29, F32, F34, F37, F56 | |
| Health adaptation process | 2 | F31b), F48b) | |
| Smartphone addiction | 1 | F27 | |
| Well-being | 1 | F51 | |
| Death anxiety | 1 | F04 | |
| Panic | 1 | F54a) | |
| Sense of coherence | 1 | F30 | |
| Suicide risk | 1 | F55b) | |
| Resilience | 1 | F50b) | |
| Mental health literacy | 1 | F36 | |
| Health status & quality of life (n=47) | Subjective health status | 21 | G02, G03, G04, G10, G12, G16, G17a), G19, G20, G27, G30, G31, G32, G33, G34, G38, G39, G40, G41, G44, G47 |
| Objective health status | 4 | G01, G14a), G22, G29a) | |
| Comprehensive health status | 3 | G07, G24, G25 | |
| Quality of life | 17 | G05, G06, G08, G09, G11, G13, G18, G23, G26, G28, G35, G36, G37, G42, G43, G45, G46 | |
| Physical change/pain | 2 | G15b), G21b) | |
| Chronic & metabolic diseases (n=12) | Obesity | 4 | H01, H03, H09, H11 |
| General metabolic indicators | 4 | H05, H08, H10a), H12 | |
| Metabolic syndrome | 1 | H06a) | |
| Cardiovascular disease | 2 | H04, H07 | |
| Diabetes | 1 | H02 | |
| Health care use (n=36) | Oral health service | 9 | I01, I02, I05, I06, I09a), I14, I17, I26, I33 |
| Service utilization and accessibility | 9 | I07, I08, I10, I20, I21, I24, I27a), I32, I34 | |
| Health screening | 5 | I12, I19, I23, I25, I28 | |
| Barriers to health service utilization | 4 | I13b), I15b), I16b), I22b) | |
| Medication use | 3 | I29, I30a), I31a) | |
| Health service satisfaction | 3 | I03, I04, I11 | |
| COVID-19 vaccination | 2 | I35, I36 | |
| Experiences of health inequality | 1 | I18b) | |
| Occupational health (n=11) | Occupational health inequality | 3 | J06a), J07, J11 |
| Musculoskeletal disorders | 2 | J01, J03 | |
| Job stress | 1 | J09 | |
| Life and experiences after industrial accidents | 2 | J04b), J08b) | |
| Exposure to specific chemicals (lead) | 1 | J02a) | |
| Perception of musculoskeletal risks | 1 | J05b) | |
| Vulnerability of migrant workers | 1 | J12 |
Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.
Study IDs were assigned for tracking and are not necessarily consecutive. COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019. a)Indicates studies that included at least one comparison group. b)Indicates qualitative studies.
