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Prevention as intervention
Author(s) -
AugustBrady Michele
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01465.x
Subject(s) - clarity , intervention (counseling) , generality , psychology , simplicity , social psychology , psychotherapist , epistemology , psychiatry , biochemistry , chemistry , philosophy
Prevention as intervention Prevention as intervention is identified as a middle‐range theory consistent with the Neuman systems model. Through an examination of anxiety research using Neuman’s theory, prevention as intervention is examined for clarity, simplicity, generality, accessibility and importance. Conceptual clarity is in need of improvement to proceed with theory testing research. Until such concepts as the flexible and normal lines of defence, created environment, and the inter‐relatedness of core system variables are further understood, the theory of prevention as intervention remains unclear.