Self-care requirements for activity and rest: an Orem nursing focus

Area of Science:

• Nursing Theory
• Self-Care Science

Background:

• Orem's self-care deficit nursing theory highlights universal self-care requisites.
• Maintaining a balance between activity and rest is a fundamental human need and a nursing concern.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore the concept of activity and rest as a universal self-care requisite.
• To identify requirements, influencing factors, and potential nursing measures for this requisite.

Main Methods:

• Conceptual analysis of activity and rest within Orem's framework.
• Exploration of self-care demands and nursing's role.

Main Results:

• Activity and rest are defined as essential for health and well-being.
• Identified factors influencing the ability to balance activity and rest.
• Proposed criteria for nursing assessment and intervention.

Conclusions:

• Nursing has a legitimate role in assisting individuals to achieve activity-rest balance.
• Clinical assessment tools and nursing actions can support meeting this self-care demand.