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Review
. 2018 Mar 6;5(3):254-260.
doi: 10.1002/nop2.136. eCollection 2018 Jul.

Adulthood transitions in health and welfare; a literature review

Berit Munck  1 , Anita Björklund  1 , Inger Jansson  1 , Kristina Lundberg  1   2 , Petra Wagman  1
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Review

Adulthood transitions in health and welfare; a literature review

Berit Munck et al. Nurs Open. .

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the literature review was to describe how adulthood transition is used in health and welfare.

Design: A qualitative design with a deductive approach were used.

Methods: As material, 283 articles published in scientific journals, between 2011-August 2013, were selected. The search was conducted August 2013. The data were analysed and sorted in a categorization matrix.

Results: Transition was identified as a process mainly related to the four types previously identified; developmental, situational, health-illness and organizational transitions. Another one transition was also identified, lifestyle transition.

Keywords: developmental transition; health illness transition; life style transition; literature review; nurse education; organizational transition; situational transition.

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