Firdevs KUZU
Türk Fen ve Sağlık Dergisi - 2026;7(1):21-30
Purpose: In this study, it was aimed to review the postgraduate thesis studies on home health in the field of nursing in Türkiye, to reveal the outcomes of the postgraduate theses, and to present tangible data to researchers and nurses providing home health services. Material and Methods: It is a retrospective descriptive study carried out to examine postgraduate thesis studies on home health in Türkiye in the nursing field. In the literature review, a search was conducted in the Higher Education Council National Thesis Center database between August 20, 2024, and August 29, 2024, to identify postgraduate theses related to home health care in the field of nursing. Results: 169 postgraduate theses meeting the inclusion criteria were assessed in the research. Of the theses accessed between 20.08.2024 -29.08.2024 on home health in the field of nursing, "43" were doctoral theses and "126" were master's theses. While descriptive research is mostly conducted in master's theses, semi-experimental/experimental designs are more prominent in doctoral theses; it has been determined that in both levels, the sample group is predominantly composed of patients. Conclusion: Quantitative research methods are the majority in both master's and doctoral theses on home health in the field of nursing, and qualitative research methods are in the minority. In addition, although few in number, mixed methods are used as a research type in doctoral theses.
