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Health Conceptualizations

Health Conceptualizations Chapter 11 MARGARET A. NEWMAN SCHOOL OF NURSING UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOT ... CONTENTS Overview of Nursing Conceptua li zations of Health Weilness-Illness Continuum Well-being Quality of life Adaptation Functional Ability Health as a Deve lopmental Phenomenon Self-actualization Expanding consciousness Personal transformation Direct ions for Future Study The conceptualiza tions of health in nursing lite rature can be classified broadly within two major paradigms. The first is {he wellness-illness continuum. a bipolar inleraclive portrayal of health and illness in myriad configurations ranging from high-level wellness to depletion of health (death). High-level wellness is further conceptualized as sense of wellbeing, life satisfaction, and quality of life. Movement toward the negative end of the continuum includes adaptation to disease and disability through various levels of functional ability. The wellness-i llness conceptualization is supported by Keller's ( 1981) review of health lite rature and is consistent with the categories identi· fied by Smi th (1981) in her philosophical analysis of health. Research based on this paradigm co nfonns primarily to scientific methods that seek to control for contextual effects, provide the basis for causal exp lanations, and predict future outcomes. 221 222 OTHER RESEARCH The second paradigm characterizes health as a unidirectional de­ http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annual Review of Nursing Research Springer Publishing

Health Conceptualizations

Annual Review of Nursing Research , Volume 9 (1): 23 – Jan 1, 1991

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Springer Publishing
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0739-6686
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1944-4028
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10.1891/0739-6686.9.1.221
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Chapter 11 MARGARET A. NEWMAN SCHOOL OF NURSING UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOT ... CONTENTS Overview of Nursing Conceptua li zations of Health Weilness-Illness Continuum Well-being Quality of life Adaptation Functional Ability Health as a Deve lopmental Phenomenon Self-actualization Expanding consciousness Personal transformation Direct ions for Future Study The conceptualiza tions of health in nursing lite rature can be classified broadly within two major paradigms. The first is {he wellness-illness continuum. a bipolar inleraclive portrayal of health and illness in myriad configurations ranging from high-level wellness to depletion of health (death). High-level wellness is further conceptualized as sense of wellbeing, life satisfaction, and quality of life. Movement toward the negative end of the continuum includes adaptation to disease and disability through various levels of functional ability. The wellness-i llness conceptualization is supported by Keller's ( 1981) review of health lite rature and is consistent with the categories identi· fied by Smi th (1981) in her philosophical analysis of health. Research based on this paradigm co nfonns primarily to scientific methods that seek to control for contextual effects, provide the basis for causal exp lanations, and predict future outcomes. 221 222 OTHER RESEARCH The second paradigm characterizes health as a unidirectional de­

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Annual Review of Nursing ResearchSpringer Publishing

Published: Jan 1, 1991

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