Concept Analysis: Examining the State of the Science

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith E. Hupcey ◽  
Janice Penrod
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Methodological Issue ◽  
Concept Analysis ◽  
Concept Development ◽  
The State ◽  
Theory Building ◽  
Concept Theory ◽  
State Of The Science ◽  
Conceptual Meaning ◽  
Analysis Concept

As methods for analyzing concepts have proliferated in nursing, a critical methodological issue has arisen. Analytic techniques for examining conceptual meaning have incorporated varied strategies for advancing the concept under the rubric of concept analysis, concept development, and theory building. The authors argue that this evolution has created methodological confusion. Following a discussion of a conceptualization of concepts and concept-theory-truth linkages, methods of concept analysis are critiqued in terms of the purpose and the nature of the findings produced by analyses using both traditional and emergent methods. The authors argue that concept analysis is a process of strategic examination of the scientific literature that results in an integrated perspective of the state of the science, or what is known about the concept. In contrast, concept advancement refers to techniques that emphasize the synthesis of new or deeper knowledge that is relevant to the discipline. The authors conclude that disentangling concept analysis from techniques for concept advancement is critical to enhancing the utility of concept-based research in nursing.

scholarly journals Principle-Based Concept Analysis Methodology Using a Phased Approach With Quality Criteria

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 160940692110579
Author(s):  
Stephanie Smith ◽  
Evalotte Mörelius
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Concept Analysis ◽  
Concept Development ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
Search Quality ◽  
Analysis Quality ◽  
Analysis Concept

The study aimed to provide a detailed description of a process to conduct a phased principle-based concept analysis and to introduce quality criteria assessment for a phased principle-based concept analysis. Concept analysis explores how a concept is described, used and measured in the literature. This conceptual understanding is important to guide translational research to direct the development of evidence-based practice. The principle-based concept analysis is one approach of concept analysis used in published work, but the literature is lacking in articles clearly describing how to conduct it in practice. This article provides a methodology utilising a phased approach and by advancing on previous work; this approach includes a combination of a systematic search, quality criteria and qualitative analysis with principle-based concept analysis. Quality criteria for a phased principle-based concept analysis is introduced to critically assess articles against the four principles: epistemology, pragmatic, linguistic and logical. These improvements to the methodology promote transparency, rigour and replicability. This comprehensive systematic approach will aid future phased principle-based concept analyses and enable future comparisons of concept development, advancement and related concepts to improve the evidence base.

Concept Analysis: Examining the State of the Science

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith E. Hupcey ◽  
Janice Penrod
Keyword(s):  
Concept Analysis ◽  
The State ◽  
State Of The Science

Congenital defects: An evaluation and assessment of the state of the science

1981 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allen S. Goldman ◽  
James W. Lash ◽  
Delbert Dayton ◽  
Daniel Nebert
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Congenital Defects ◽  
State Of The Science ◽  
Evaluation And Assessment

PLANEJAMENTO FAMILIAR COMO ASSUNTO DE MULHER!? PERFIL DE GÊNERO NA PRODUÇÃO CIENTÍFICA NO BRASIL

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 221-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniella De Paula Chiesa ◽  
Mário Antônio Sanches ◽  
Daiane Priscila Simão-Silva
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
The State ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
The Subject

O estudo do Planejamento familiar, no contexto da bioética, abre-se para diversas perspectivas, entre elas a valorização dos seus diferentes atores. Situado neste contexto o artigo tem como objetivo identificar o perfil de gênero na produção científica sobre Planejamento Familiar no Brasil, entre 2000 e 2014, assim como a área de formação e especialização dos autores. Foram utilizadas metodologias que permitiram mapear o estado da arte do tema estudado, a partir de uma revisão da literatura. O resultado da pesquisa identifica que a produção científica sobre Planejamento Familiar no Brasil se compõe de perfil destacadamente feminino (71,76%). Dos 73 artigos analisados, 42 (57,53%) o foco do tema está direcionado à mulher assim como evidencia-se a área de ciências da saúde com maior concentração das publicações do tema.  Este aspecto da pesquisa abre para uma realidade complexa onde se buscam criticamente as razões para a pesquisa em Planejamento Familiar ter ênfase na mulher e ser um tema de relevância nas ciências da saúde.Palavras-chave: Produção científica, Planejamento Familiar, Gênero.  ABSTRACT: The study of Family Planning, in the context of bioethics, opens to diverse perspectives, among them the appreciation of their different agents. Situated in this context the article aims to identify the profile of gender in scientific literature on Family Planning in Brazil, between 2000 and 2014, as well as the area of training and specialization of the authors. Methodologies were used which allowed to map the State of the art of the subject studied, from a review of the literature. The results found identify that the scientific production on Family Planning in Brazil is formed with a outstandingly female profile (71,76%). Of the 73 articles examined, 42 (57.53%) the focus of the topic is directed to women as well as showing the health sciences area with highest concentration of publications. This aspect of the research opens to a complex reality where we seek critically the reasons for Research in Family Planning have emphasis on woman and be a topic of relevance in health sciences.Keywords: Scientific Production, Family Planning, Gender.

Diversity and Group Creativity

2019 ◽  
pp. 32-49
Author(s):  
Paul B. Paulus ◽  
Karen I. van der Zee ◽  
Jared B. Kenworthy
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Group Creativity ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Integrative Framework ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Elaboration Model ◽  
State Of The Science

It is often presumed that diversity of group members will enhance group creativity. However, the evidence for this has been mixed. This chapter summarizes the state of the science in this area and provides an integrative framework based on the categorization elaboration model of van Knippenberg and colleagues. It focuses on the factors that influence the expression of diverse perspectives, attention to such expressions, the elaboration of the shared ideas, and how these lead to creative outcomes. It evaluates the importance of identity factors in this process and discusses the potential impact on both divergent and convergent creativity. It notes some of the gaps in the literature and suggests future directions.

State of the Science: A Concept Analysis of Surgical Smoke

AORN Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 113 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-51
Author(s):  
Rebecca Vortman ◽  
Sara McPherson ◽  
M. Cecilia Wendler
Keyword(s):  
Concept Analysis ◽  
Surgical Smoke ◽  
State Of The Science

Treatment Following Progression in Metastatic Melanoma: the State of the Art from Scientific Literature to Clinical Need

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Serra ◽  
S. Barruscotti ◽  
T. Dominioni ◽  
A. Zuccarini ◽  
P. Pedrazzoli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metastatic Melanoma ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State
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