Mailhot Tanya, Cossette Sylvie, Alderson Marie
Université de Montréal et Institut de cardiologie de Montréal.
Rech Soins Infirm. 2013 Mar(112):94-106.
The nursing community seems to agree on the general meaning of "self-care" as a concept allowing the individual to take care of his health. Yet the terms self-care and other "self-concepts" are often used interchangeably. Since this concept is central to nursing, it appeared crucial to lead an effort to clarify and to deepen the understanding of its development within the field of nursing. The objective of this evolutionary concept analysis was to identify the state of precision or clarity of the concept in the available nursing literature. The identification of attributes, antecedents and consequences has highlighted the characteristics as it has been used by various authors and ultimately provides a basis for further research. After this analysis, it is possible to propose that the concept of self-care refers to an activity initiated, consciously and following learning, which is appropriate to the situation and focused on a goal. Furthermore, this concept is widely used in contexts of long-term illnesses and much less so in contexts of acute diseases. In conclusion, work remains to be done to better differentiate the concept of self-care from other self-concepts when used in situations where a third party is involved in the realization of self-care.
护理界似乎对“自我护理”这一概念的一般含义达成了共识，即允许个人照顾自己的健康。然而，“自我护理”一词与其他“自我概念”常常互换使用。由于这一概念是护理学的核心，因此努力阐明并深化对其在护理领域发展的理解显得至关重要。这一概念演变分析的目的是确定现有护理文献中该概念的精确或清晰程度。属性、前提条件和结果的确定突出了不同作者使用该概念时的特点，并最终为进一步研究提供了基础。经过这一分析，可以提出自我护理的概念是指一种在有意识且经过学习后发起的活动，该活动适合具体情况并以一个目标为导向。此外，这一概念在长期疾病的背景下被广泛使用，而在急性疾病的背景下使用得较少。总之，在第三方参与自我护理实现的情况下，仍有待开展工作以更好地将自我护理概念与其他自我概念区分开来。
