Open AccessSelf-care concept analysis in cancer patients: An evolutionary concept analysis
Author(s) -
Ali Hasanpour-Dehkordi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.191753
Subject(s) - formal concept analysis , nursing , health care , nursing care , medicine , process (computing) , nursing theory , nursing process , psychology , medline , computer science , algorithm , political science , law , economics , economic growth , operating system
Self-care is a frequently used concept in both the theory and the clinical practice of nursing and is considered an element of nursing theory by Orem. The aim of this paper is to identify the core attributes of the self-care concept in cancer patients.