Meaning of wellness in caring science based on Rodgers's evolutionary concept analysis
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https://hdl.handle.net/10037/31633Date
2023-07-28Type
Journal articleTidsskriftartikkel
Peer reviewed
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Eriksson, Monica; Ekström-Bergström, Anette; Arvidsson, Susann; Jormfeldt, Henrika; Thorstensson, Stina; Åström, Ulrica; Lundgren, Ingela; Roxberg, Åsa KristinaAbstract
Aim: To conceptually and theoretically explore the concept of wellness to contribute to a deeper understanding in caring science.
Method: Rodgers' evolutionary concept analysis was applied to the theoretical investigation of data from publications of international origins. The focus was on antecedents, attributes, consequences, surrogate and related terms, and contextual references. A literature search was performed through a manual review of reference lists and an online search in CINAHL and PubMed via EBSCO, and in ProQuest. Abstracts were examined to identify relevant studies for further review. The inclusion criteria were peer-reviewed papers in English; papers published in scientific journals using the surrogate terms ‘wellness’, ‘health’, ‘health care’, and ‘health care and wellness’; and papers discussing and/or defining the concept of wellness. Twenty-six studies met the inclusion criteria.
Results: Based on the findings from this concept analysis, a definition of wellness was developed: ‘a holistic and multidimensional concept represented on a continuum of being well that goes beyond health’. Implications for nursing practice were correspondingly presented.