Tofthagen Randi, Fagerstrøm Lisbeth M
Lovisenberg Diaconal University College, Oslo, Norway.
Scand J Caring Sci. 2010 Dec;24 Suppl 1:21-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2010.00845.x.
In nursing science, concept development is a necessary prerequisite for meaningful basic research. Rodgers' evolutionary concept analysis is a method for developing knowledge in nursing science. The purpose of this article is to present Rodgers' evolutionary concept analysis as a valid scientific method. A brief description of the evolutionary process, from data collection to data analysis, with the concepts' context, surrogate and related terms, antecedents, attributes, examples and consequences, is presented. The phases used in evolutionary concept analysis are illustrated with eight actual studies (1999-2009) from nursing research. The strength of the method is that it is systematic, with a focus on clear-cut phases during the analysis process, and that it can contribute to clarifying, describing and explaining concepts central to nursing science by analysing how a chosen concept has been used both within the discipline itself and other health sciences. While an interdisciplinary perspective which stresses the similarities and dissimilarities of how a concept is used in various disciplines can increase knowledge of a concept, it is important to clarify the specific with the discipline. Nursing research should focus on the unambiguous use of concepts, for which Rodgers' method constitutes a possible method. The importance of using quality criteria to determine the inclusion of material should, however, be emphasised in the continued development of the method.
在护理科学中，概念发展是有意义的基础研究的必要前提。罗杰斯的进化概念分析是护理科学中知识发展的一种方法。本文的目的是将罗杰斯的进化概念分析作为一种有效的科学方法进行介绍。文中简要描述了从数据收集到数据分析的进化过程，以及概念的背景、替代词和相关术语、前因、属性、示例和后果。通过护理研究中的八项实际研究（年份1999 - 2009）来说明进化概念分析中使用的阶段。该方法的优点在于它具有系统性，在分析过程中注重明确的阶段，并且通过分析所选概念在学科本身以及其他健康科学中的使用方式，有助于澄清、描述和解释护理科学的核心概念。虽然强调概念在不同学科中使用异同的跨学科视角可以增加对概念的认识，但明确学科特异性很重要。护理研究应关注概念的明确使用，罗杰斯的方法是实现这一目标的一种可能方法。然而，在该方法的持续发展中，应强调使用质量标准来确定材料的纳入。
