Türkiye’de Hemşirelik Alanında Okul Sağlığı İle İlgili Yapılan Lisansüstü Tezlerin İncelenmesi

Introduction: This study was conducted to examine the postgraduate theses on school health in Türkiye, to reveal the results of the postgraduate theses, and to provide concrete data to researchers and nurses providing health services for school health.Method: In the retrospective descriptive type literature search conducted between 10.08.2024-18.08.2024, the database of the National Thesis Center of the Council of Higher Education was searched to determine the postgraduate theses related to school health in the field of nursing. The database was searched using the keywords “school health”, “school nursing” and “school health nursing”. While searching the database, no limitation was made in terms of the years covered by the postgraduate theses.Results: It was seen that “28” of the theses related to school health in the field of nursing between 10.08.2024-18.08.2024 were doctoral theses and “112” were master's theses. In the screening, 199 theses with the keyword “school health”, 63 theses with the keyword “school nursing” and 31 theses with the keyword “school health nursing” were found. In total, 293 postgraduate theses were viewed and as a result of the scans, repetitive theses (65 theses) were eliminated. Among these theses, 30 theses were excluded from the study because the full text could not be accessed and 58 theses were not in the field of nursing and did not meet the inclusion criteria. In the study, 140 postgraduate theses that met the inclusion criteria were evaluated.Conclusion and Recommendation: It is seen that the majority of postgraduate thesis studies on school health in the field of nursing are descriptive, cross-sectional research type. It is recommended to develop evidence-based practices and increase the number of postgraduate thesis studies using quasi-experimental, experimental and qualitative research methods.