Services on Demand
Journal
Article
Indicators
- Cited by SciELO
- Access statistics
Related links
- Cited by Google
- Similars in SciELO
- Similars in Google
Share
Investigación y Educación en Enfermería
Print version ISSN 0120-5307On-line version ISSN 2216-0280
Abstract
LOPEZ DIAZ, Alba Lucero and GUERRERO GAMBOA, Sandra. International perspective relative to Orem General Theory. Invest. educ. enferm [online]. 2006, vol.24, n.2, pp.90-100. ISSN 0120-5307.
Objective: analysis and characterization of articles about Orem General Theory used between 1992 to 2001. Methodology and Materials: documental study about 108 articles recorded in Medline, Ovid, Proquest databases and in the National Colective Catalogue of Periodicals Colombian newspapers library. Seventy four articles using some Orems General Theory were selected. Results: Orems General Theory has been applied in four continents. Thirty eight studies (51.3%) use it in the institutional environment and 21 (28.4%) in the community. Adults and senior citizens are the age groups more reported (47.3%). Quantitative research methods are the most common. Conclusions: sixty nine studies explore or correlate concepts from Orems General Theory, the development of tools or the validation of theoretical constructs.: Empirical evidence about Orems General Theory application shows its importance for the development of nursing knowledge and its convenience for nursing research and practice.
Keywords : self-care; nursing models; self, care deficit theory; Orems General Theory.