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Clinical Reserach Quiz 1 pt 4

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Borrowed theory   non-nursing models used by nurse researchers; when the appropriateness of borrowed theories for nursing inquiry is confirmed, the theories become shared theories  
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Conceptual definition   the abstract or theoretical meaning of the concept being studied  
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Conceptual model/ Conceptual framework/ Conceptual scheme are less formal means of organizing phenomena than theories; like theories, conceptual models deal w/ abstractions (concepts)assembled by virtue of their relevance to common theme;   there's no deductive sys of propositions that assert & explain relationships among concepts. Conceptual models are not formally “tested”  
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Descriptive theory: a broad characterization that can thoroughly describe a single phenomenon;   descriptive theories are ones that describe or categorize characteristics of individuals, groups, or situations by abstracting common features observed across multiple manifestations; large part of QUALITATIVE RESEARCH  
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Error term   the mathematic expression (i.e. in a regression analysis) that represents all unknown or unmeasurable attributes that can affect the dependent variable  
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Framework   the overall conceptual underpinnings of a study; a conceptual rationale  
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Grand theory/Macro theory   ”macrotheories” in place to describe & explain large segments of the human experience; they attempt to describe large segments of the human experience  
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Grounded theory   data-driven explanations to account for phenomena under study through inductive processes  
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Health Belief Model: a popular framework in nursing studies that focuses on pt compliance and preventive healthcare practices.   The model states that health-seeking behavior is influenced by a person’s perception of threat posed by a health problem and the value associated with actions aimed at reducing the threat.  
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Ideational theories   one of 2 cultural theories adopted by ethnographers suggesting that cultural conditions and adaptations stem from mental activity and ideas  
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Induction    
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Laws    
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Materialistic theories   theories that view material conditions (i.e. resources, money, and production) as the source of cultural developments  
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Mathematic model    
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Middle-range theory   theories developed by nurses that focus on more specific phenomena of interest to nurses  
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Mishel’s Uncertainty in Illness Theory: 1990, focuses on concept of uncertainty—the inability of a person to determine the meaning of illness-related events;   according to theory, people develop subjective appraisals to assist them interpreting the experience of illness and tx.uncertainty occurs when people aren’t able to recognize and categorize stimuli. ; ex of MIDDLE RANGE THEORY  
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Model   a symbolic representation of concepts or variables, and interrelationships among them  
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Orem’s Self-Care Model: a conceptual model going off of the self-care deficit nursing theory;   states that self-care activities are what people do on their own behalf to maintain health and well-being; the goal of nursing is to help people meet their own therapeutic self-care demands  
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Pender’s Health Promotion Model   a diagramed model for explaining and predicting the health-promotion component of lifestyle; schematic models can be useful in clarifying and succinctly communicating linkages among concepts.  
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Roy’s Adaptation Model: in this model, humans viewed as biopsychosocial adaptive systems who cope with environmental change through the process of adaptation.   W/in t/ system, there are 4 subsystems: physiological/physical, self-concept/group identity, role function and interdependence; the goal of nursing in this model is promote client adaptation; broad CONCEPTUAL MODEL of nursing  
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Schematic model/Conceptual map   visual representations of some aspect of reality; they use concepts as building blocks but with minimal word usage; graphic, theory-driven representations of phenomena and their interrelationships using symbols or diagrams and a minimal use of words  
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Shared theory   when the appropriateness of borrowed theories for nursing inquiry is confirmed, the theories become shared theories  
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Social Cognitive Theory   offers an explanation of human behavior using the concepts of self-efficacy and outcome expectations; they’re focused on people’s belief in their own capacity to carry out particular behaviors  
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Statistical model    
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Substantive theory   conceptualizations of the target phenomenon being studied  
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Symbolic interactionism: the most prominent theoretical system in grounded theory which has three underlying premises: 1. Humans act toward things based on meanings for them;   2. The meaning of things arises out of the interaction humans have with other fellow humans; 3rd, meanings are handling in, & modified through, an interpretive process in dealing with thins humans encounter  
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Theory   a theory is a set of interrelated concepts that are tied or linked together; an abstract generalization that offers a systematic explanation about how phenomena are interrelated  
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Theory of Planned Behavior   an extension of the Theory of Reasoned Action that provides a framework for understanding people’s behavior ad its psychological determinants  
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Theory of Stress and Coping: an effort to explain people’s methods of dealing with stress (environmental and internal demands that tax or exceed a person’s resources and endanger his or her well-being);   the model states that coping strategies are learned, deliberate responses used to adapt to or change stressors  
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