A concept analysis of transitional care for people with cancer

This study aimed to analyse the concept of transitional care for people with cancer.DesignRodgers' evolutionary concept analysis.MethodsA systematic literature search was conducted on the databases of PubMed (including MEDLINE), EMBASE, Scopus and Web of Science to retrieve articles published between 2000 and 2022.ResultsTwenty-nine eligible articles were selected and their findings were classified in terms of related concepts and alternative terms, antecedents, attributes and consequences. Attributes included three main categories, namely ‘nurse-related attributes’, ‘organisation-related attributes’ and ‘patient-related attributes’. Antecedents of transitional care for people with cancer were categorized into two main categories: ‘patient-related antecedents’ and ‘caregiver-related antecedents’. Consequences were categorized into ‘psychological consequences’ and ‘objective consequences’.
Source: Nursing Open - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: CONCEPT Source Type: research