Scientific nursing journals over 25 years: most studies continue to focus on adults and psychological variables, with a decline in theory-testing-based studies and an increase in qualitative studies

Marilyn H Oermann; Coretta Melissa Jenerette

doi:10.1136/eb-2012-101115

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Scientific nursing journals over 25 years: most studies continue to focus on adults and psychological variables, with a decline in theory-testing-based studies and an increase in qualitative studies

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Feb 2014	22	0	0
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Jul 2016	69	0	1
Aug 2016	46	2	2
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Oct 2016	36	5	2
Nov 2016	13	3	0
Dec 2016	38	0	1
Jan 2017	30	1	0
Feb 2017	33	0	0
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Apr 2017	51	2	0
May 2017	30	0	0
Jun 2017	26	0	0
Jul 2017	41	3	2
Aug 2017	34	1	1
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May 2018	51	0	0
Jun 2018	40	1	0
Jul 2018	35	0	1
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Apr 2021	6	0	0
May 2021	8	0	0
Aug 2021	1	0	0
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Mar 2022	20	0	0
Apr 2022	30	1	1
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Aug 2022	62	1	0
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Oct 2022	53	1	3
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Nov 2023	30	0	0
Dec 2023	13	1	0
Jan 2024	20	0	0
Feb 2024	44	0	0
Mar 2024	49	0	0
Total	4251	221	200

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