The main nursing metaparadigm concepts in human caring theory and Persian mysticism: a comparative study
L. Nikfarid, N. Hekmat, Arash Vedad, Anahita Rajabi
Journal of medical ethics and history of medicine May 22, 2018
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Comparative documentary study with concept analysis Peer reviewed |
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| Topics | Mysticism |
| Key points | The authors argue that Persian mysticism provides more comprehensive conceptualizations of the nursing metaparadigm concepts of human being, environment, and health than Jean Watson's Human Caring Theory, despite some similarities between the two perspectives. They propose that this comparison can help develop nursing theory and its application in societies with a theistic point of view. |
Abstract
Metaparadigm concepts comprise the central issues in a discipline. Fawcett has named person, health, environment and nursing as the four main concepts of nursing that need to be comprehensively defined. The Human Caring Theory is significant because of its focus on the spiritual dimension of human beings. The aim of this study was to comparatively explain three of the main metaparadigm concepts of nursing in the Human Caring Theory and Persian mysticism, and find the similarities and differences that can help develop the theory and its application in societies with a theistic point of view. This comparative documentary study was done in two phases. First, a concept analysis was performed to find the attributes, antecedents and consequences of the concepts of human being, environment and health in the two fields of Persian mysticism and Jean Watson’s Human Caring Theory. Then they were apparently and deductively compared with each other. In spite of some similarities between the two perspectives, Persian mysticism was found to provide more comprehensive conceptualizations of the three main concepts of nursing.