Türkiye’de Hemşirelik Alanında Bakım Paketleri ile Yapılmış Deneysel Lisansüstü Tez Çalışmalarının İncelenmesi: Sistematik Derleme

Aim The use of care packages has positive effects on patient satisfaction and quality of care. The study aims to review the effectiveness of care packages in experimental postgraduate theses conducted with care packages in the nursing field in Turkey and to examine the data obtained from systematically. Method The universe of the study consists of postgraduate theses accessed from the database of the Council of Higher Education Thesis Center (YÖKTEZ) in Türkiye between 24 November 2023 and 6 December 2023. In the review, master’s and doctoral theses that evaluated the effects of care package applications in nursing care on outcomes, published in Turkish, research design randomized controlled, quasi-experimental and experimental, open access, and containing the keywords “care package”, “care protocol”, “nursing care” and “postgraduate thesis studies” were selected. Six postgraduate theses that met the research criteria constituted the sample of the systematic review. Results Of the graduate theses included in the study, 66.6% were quasi-experimental, 16.6% were experimental, and 16.6% were experimental. PRISMA-P was used as the protocol for the systematic review and writing of the article. As a result of the six theses included in the study, it was found that all the care packages used had positive effects on the examined parameters (100%). Conclusion It is seen that care package applications made in line with evidence-based approaches reduce complications and provide benefits in infection control and prevention. In this direction, it is recommended that care packages be disseminated