Open AccessEmpirical Indicators: Conceptual and Theoretical Origins
Author(s) -
Jacqueline Fawcett
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
aquichan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.137
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2027-5374
pISSN - 1657-5997
DOI - 10.5294/aqui.2021.21.4.4
Subject(s) - empirical research , computer science , conceptual model , empirical modelling , conceptual framework , point (geometry) , management science , range (aeronautics) , epistemology , mathematics , engineering , simulation , geometry , philosophy , database , aerospace engineering
This paper discusses the connections between nursing conceptual model concepts, middle-range theory, and situation-specific theory concepts, as well as between the theory concepts and how they are measured, that is, empirical indicators. Three types of empirical indicators are described—instruments, assessment tools, and interventions—and an example of each type is given. The paper’s central thesis is that a conceptual model concept is —or should be— the starting point for selecting or constructing an empirical indicator.