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. 2021 Sep;8(5):2419-2428.
doi: 10.1002/nop2.840. Epub 2021 Apr 2.

Tremors: A concept analysis

Jessica A Cooley Coleman  1   2 , Sara M Sarasua  1 , Luigi Boccuto  1 , Hannah W Moore  2 , Steven A Skinner  2 , Jane M DeLuca  1   2
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Tremors: A concept analysis

Jessica A Cooley Coleman et al. Nurs Open. 2021 Sep.

Abstract

Aim: This article seeks to clarify and define the concept of tremors.

Design: The Walker & Avant (2005) concept analysis method was followed.

Methods: A search of PubMed, Academic Search Complete, CINAHL, ERIC, Google and Google Scholar was performed.

Results: Through this process, uses of the concept were assessed including definitions and categories of tremors. Defining attributes were found to include "movement disorder," "shaking motions," "involuntary," "oscillatory," "rhythmic," "not painful or life threatening," "always present but variable" and "can sometimes be repressed." We identified two model cases and a borderline case, antecedents, consequences and empirical referents (including measurement tools) of tremors.

Conclusion: The concept analysis process has clarified and illuminated an operational definition of tremors: that tremors are a movement disorder characterized by shaking motions that are involuntary, oscillatory, rhythmic, non-painful, always present although vary in severity, and can be repressed by changing posture or going into a rest position.

Keywords: MEF2C; Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia; concept analysis; tremor management; tremor measurement; tremors.

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A literature search via PubMed, Academic Search Complete, CINAHL and ERIC was performed. Search terms used were “tremor”, “tremors”, “tremor concept”, and “tremor concept analysis”. The search was limited to peer‐reviewed scholarly articles published in the English language. To allow for more recent and relevant findings, search terms were limited to the past 20 years. Next, search terms were applied specifically for the Title to narrow down results
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Schematic of the relationship between the antecedents, defining attributes, consequences and empirical referents of tremors
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