Development of Nursing Research in Saudi Arabia: Implications for Policies and Practice

Background: Nursing research in Saudi Arabia can be evaluated based on productivity as well as the quality of publications. The scope of scientific inquiry in nursing research expands to include clinical, health system, and outcome-based research, education, and administration. Aim: The purpose of t...

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Published in:Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) Italy), 2023-09, Vol.13 (3), p.1216-1224
Main Authors: Aboshaiqah, Ahmad, Alammar, Kamila, Alenezi, Ali, Majrashi, Bandar, Alshamlani, Yousef, Alshehari, Abdullah, Alanazi, Naif H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical outcomes
Evidence-based medicine
Health care delivery
Health care policy
Literature reviews
Medical care
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing education
Patient satisfaction
Publication output
Quality management
R&D
Research & development
Review
Saudi Arabia
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Summary:Background: Nursing research in Saudi Arabia can be evaluated based on productivity as well as the quality of publications. The scope of scientific inquiry in nursing research expands to include clinical, health system, and outcome-based research, education, and administration. Aim: The purpose of this article is to track the development of nursing research in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Design: Systematic review. Methods: This study used keywords, databases including MEDLINE, CINAHL, and PubMed to search for published articles on nursing in Saudi Arabia. The search resulted in the identification of 681 publications, from which 360 articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in the review. Results: The highest percentage of studies (56.7% of articles) focused on nursing clinical practice, and 76.0% of the studies were conducted in a hospital setting, followed by an educational setting. Most of the studies were quantitative and non-funded. More than 50.0% of the studies were first authored by Saudi scholars. Conclusions: This study concluded that nursing research in Saudi Arabia is still in its infancy, with notable improvements in the last 5 years. This correlated with an increasing number of nurses holding postgraduate degrees. With the Saudi government’s strong support, the number of scientific research papers published on Saudi nursing has steadily increased over the last year.
ISSN:2039-4403
2039-439X
2039-4403
DOI:10.3390/nursrep13030104