Appendix 4 Characteristics of reviews included
Reference number
Publication
Journal
Patients/
and first author
year
name
Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcomes
The number of studies
included in metaanalysis
1
Lee et al
1992
Journal of
healthy people
nursing
control/no
biological
64 experimental trials with
Korean
and patients
interventions on
program
indicators (blood
randomized or
Academy
with diseases
anxiety and
pressure, pulse rate)
nonequivalent control
of Nursing
stress(relaxation,
group pre-test/post-test
education, touch/
design
supportive
technique)
2
Lim et al
1996
Journal of
various cancer
muscle relaxation,
control/ no
control of nausea
25 quasi-experimental
Korean
patients
education,
program
and vomiting,
trials including pretest/post-test design
Academy
information,
reduction of pain
of Nursing
visiting
and anxiety,
intervention,
increase of food
holistic care, oral
intake,
care, exercise
improvement of
program, ice bag,
quality of life,
supportive care
occurrence rate of
stomatitis etc.
3
Kim et al
1998
Journal of
Korean
Surgery Patients
Nursing
self - control/
reduction of pain,
13 randomized or
Interventions(rela
control groups
muscle tension, and
nonequivalent control
Reference number
Publication
Journal
Patients/
and first author
year
name
Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcomes
The number of studies
included in metaanalysis
4
5
Oh et al
Kim et al
1998
2000
Academy
xation, music
anxiety, stability of
groups in a pre-test/post-
of Adult
therapy, heating,
vital sign
test design
Nursing
education)
Journal of
arthritis patients
integrated arthritis
self - control/
pain reduction,
28 randomized or quasi-
Korean
self-help
control groups
improvement of
experimental trials
Academy
programs,
depression and
including pre-test/post-test
of Nursing
exercise programs
functional status
design
change of mean
17 trials except primary
effect size
experimental research
improvement of
14 quasi-experimental
anxiety, change of
trials including pre-
blood pressure
test/post-test design
Journal of
newborn,
cognitive,
Korean
Infants,
movement, and
Academy
preschool,
social sensory
of Child
school age
interventions
Health
children
self - control
Nursing
6
Kim et al
2000
Journal of
non-specific
various relaxation
Korean
(healthy
therapies
Academy
population,
of Nursing
surgical patients,
students' nurse,
patients with
coronary artery
disease,
self - control
Reference number
Publication
Journal
Patients/
and first author
year
name
Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcomes
The number of studies
included in metaanalysis
adolescents)
7
Park et al
2001
Journal of
depression,
various relaxation
Korean
bipolar disorder,
therapies
Academy
schizophrenia,
of
surgical patients,
Psychiatric
students' nurse,
and Mental
fertile women,
Health
elderly residing
Nursing
in community
self - control
reduction of anxiety
14 quasi-experimental
trials including pretest/post-test design
facilities
8
Park et al
2001
Journal of
diabetes, cancer
Supportive
self - control/
role behavior
14 quasi-experimental
Korean
patients, patients
nursing
control groups
compliance,
trials including pre-
Academy
with
interventions((1)s
anxiety, depression,
test/post-test design
of Child
tuberculosis,
upportive nursing
health belief,
Health
hypertension,
behavior, (2)social
knowledge about
Nursing
inpatients,
support, and
the disease,
patients with
(3)combination of
helplessness and
back pain,
social support and
stressful behavior
hemodialysis
supportive nursing
response
Reference number
Publication
Journal
Patients/
and first author
year
name
Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcomes
The number of studies
included in metaanalysis
patients, family
behavior)
with psychiatric
disorders etc.
9
Oh et al
2002
Journal of
adolescents,
(behavioral and
self - control
change of stress,
15 quasi-experimental
Korean
psychiatric
dynamic) Imagery
anxiety, depression,
trials including pre-
Academy
patients,
interventions
self-esteem, pulse
test/post-test design
of Nursing
pregnant
rate, systolic blood
women,
pressure, quality of
hemodialysis
life, comfort, etc.
patients, cancer
patients, female
university
students, nurses,
alcoholic
patients
10
Kim et al
2003
Journal of
increase of body
18 nonequivalent control
weight, reduction of
groups in a pre-test/post-
Academy
heart rate, change
test design
of Child
of saturated oxygen
Korean
Health
Nursing
Preterm Infants
sensory
stimulations
self - control
Reference number
Publication
Journal
Patients/
and first author
year
name
Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcomes
The number of studies
included in metaanalysis
11
Oh HS
2003
Journal of
hypertensive
self-regulation
self - control/
improvement of self
5 quasi-experimental trials
the Korean
patients
program
control groups
efficacy and self
including pre-test/post-test
care
design
improvement of
17 randomized controlled
trials
Public
Health
Association
12
Oh HS
2003
Journal of
COPD patients
Pulmonary
control groups
Korean
rehabilitation
exercise capacity/
Academy
programs
tolerance and
of Nursing
general health
status
13
14
Lee et al
Park EO
2003
2004
Journal of
patients with
Intervention to
self - control
occurrence rate of
16 quasi-experimental
Korean
various diseases,
prevent
hypoxemia
trials including pre-
Academy
respiratory
endotracheal
of Nursing
failure, coronary
suction-induced
artery diseases
hypoxemia
Journal of
students in
smoking
self - control/
knowledge,
20 quasi-experimental
Korean
elementary
prevention
no programs
attitude, and
trials including pre-
Academy
schools ~ high
programs
behavioral changes
test/post-test design
of Nursing
schools
test/post-test design
Reference number
Publication
Journal
Patients/
and first author
year
name
Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcomes
The number of studies
included in metaanalysis
15
Cha et al
2004
Journal of
patients with
self-efficacy
control/ no
change of
18 quasi-experimental
Korean
diabetes,
promoting
program
performance
trials
Academy
hypertension,
program(exercise,
accomplishment,
of Nursing
hemodialysis,
education,
vicarious
cancer
combination)
experience, verbal
persuasion, and
emotional arousal
16
Yoo et al
2005
Journal of
type 2 diabetes
exercise programs
Korean
17
Kim JH
2007
control groups/
change of glucose,
11 randomized controlled
no exercise
lipid metabolism,
trials
Academy
and cardiac
of Nursing
function
Nursing
patients with
pelvic floor
Research
urinary
muscle training
no treatment
incontinence
incontinent
12 randomized controlled
episodes, urine
trials
leakage amount,
and perceived
severity of urine
loss
18
Choi et al
2007
Journal of
workers in
cognitive-
self - control/
reduction of
46 randomized or
Korean
workplace
behavioral
control groups
workers' psycho-
nonequivalent control
Academy
intervention,
social and
groups in a pre-test/post-
of Nursing
relaxation
organizational Job
test design
Reference number
Publication
Journal
Patients/
and first author
year
name
Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcomes
The number of studies
included in metaanalysis
techniques,
stress
exercise,
organizationfocused
interventions
19
Kim et al
2008
Journal of
adolescent(midd
smoking cessation
self - control/
change of smoking-
22 randomized or
Korean
le and high
programs(educatio
control groups
knowledge,
nonequivalent control
Academy
school students)
n based on
smoking-attitudes,
groups in a pre-test/post-
Bandura’s social
and smoking-
test design
cognitive theory
amount
of Nursing
and cognitivebehavioral theory)
20
Roh et al
2009
Journal of
healthy people
Aromatherapy(ma
Korean
and patients
ssage, inhalation)
Academy
with diseases
self - control
reduction of
31 quasi-experimental
anxiety, depression,
trials including pre-
and stress
test/post-test design
of
Community
Health
Nursing
21
Yoo et al
2009
Journal of
middle-aged and
exercise programs
control groups/
improvement of
14 randomized controlled
Korean
older women
(weight bearing,
no exercise
bone mineral
trials
Reference number
Publication
Journal
Patients/
and first author
year
name
Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcomes
The number of studies
included in metaanalysis
Academy
strength,
of
vibration,
Community
combination)
density
Health
Nursing
22
Jung et al
2009
Western
the elderly
Exercise,
control/ no
decrease of the fear
6 randomized controlled
Journal of
Education
program
of falling, increase
trials
Nursing
program, Hip
of
Research
protector
fall efficacy