Simultaneous concept analysis of spiritual perspective, hope, acceptance and self-transcendence.
J E Haase, T Britt, D D Coward, N K Leidy, P E Penn
Image--the journal of nursing scholarship 1992 DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.1992.tb00239.x (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Proposes that spiritual perspective, hope, acceptance, and self-transcendence can be clarified through simultaneous concept analysis, yielding a process model of antecedents, critical attributes, and outcomes and refined theoretical definitions for each concept. Argues that the interrelationships among these concepts carry implications for nursing theory and measurement. |
Abstract
This paper seeks to clarify four previously elusive concepts of concern to nurses: spiritual perspective, hope, acceptance and self-transcendence. Simultaneous concept analysis (SCA), a method developed by the authors, was used to generate a process model of antecedents, critical attributes and outcomes of all four concepts. This resulted in refined theoretical definitions for each concept. Interrelationships that became apparent among the concepts are discussed and implications of these interrelationships for theory and measurement are presented.