The core of Katie Eriksson's caritative caring theory - a qualitative study from a postdoctoral perspective.
Scand J Caring Sci
; 35(4): 1240-1249, 2021 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
For about 40 years, Katie Eriksson developed the caritative caring theory at Åbo Akademi University in Finland. However, a description regarding the most substantial concepts and the relationships between these is lacking and thus needs to be explored.AIMS:
The aim of the study was twofold to explore and describe central concepts in the development of caritative caring theory from a postdoctoral perspective and to uncover and explore the relationships between the concepts.METHODOLOGY:
The design of the study was qualitative with a mixed method approach. The material was collected from a postdoctoral group (n = 38) mainly through electronic questionnaires. The texts were interpreted through manifest and latent content analysis.FINDINGS:
The analyses generated five main categories including subcategories. The main categories were 'Caring' 'Ethos', 'Suffering' 'Health' and 'The human being'. The relation between the main concepts compiled as 'A tentative synthesis of the main concepts and the relationships between them'.CONCLUSION:
This study contributes to an understanding of the most fundamental and valuable concepts in the development of caritative theory during its first 40 years according to postdoctoral researchers' perspectives. This study also displays that the concepts ethos and caring have the strongest relationship followed by that between caring and health, indicating the inner core of ethos and love within caring which bears the potential of enhancing the patient's well-being and health.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Pesquisa Qualitativa
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
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Humans
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article