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. 2017 Jan-Mar;23(1):71-80.
doi: 10.4103/0973-1075.197960.

A Concept Analysis of Holistic Care by Hybrid Model

Madineh Jasemi  1 , Leila Valizadeh  2 , Vahid Zamanzadeh  2 , Brian Keogh  3
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A Concept Analysis of Holistic Care by Hybrid Model

Madineh Jasemi et al. Indian J Palliat Care. 2017 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

Purpose: Even though holistic care has been widely discussed in the health care and professional nursing literature, there is no comprehensive definition of it. Therefore, the aim of this article is to present a concept analysis of holistic care which was developed using the hybrid model.

Methods: The hybrid model comprises three phases. In the theoretical phase, characteristics of holistic care were identified through a review of the literature from CINAHL, MEDLINE, PubMed, OVID, and Google Scholar databases. During the fieldwork phase, in-depth interviews were conducted with eight nurses who were purposely selected. Finally, following an analysis of the literature and the qualitative interviews, a theoretical description of the concept of holistic care was extracted.

Results: Two main themes were extracted of analytical phase: "Holistic care for offering a comprehensive model for caring" and "holistic care for improving patients' and nurses' conditions."

Conclusion: By undertaking a conceptual analysis of holistic care, its meaning can be clarified which will encourage nursing educators to include holistic care in nursing syllabi, and consequently facilitate its provision in practice.

Keywords: Holistic nursing; hybrids; qualitative research.

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Hybrid model of concept analysis of holistic care.
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