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Developing and testing a middle-range theory of the well-being supportive physical environment of home-dwelling
Satu Elo1, Maria Kääriäinen, Arja Isola
1Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, 90014 Oulu, Finland. satu.elo@oulu.fi
Abstract:
The aim is to describe the development of a middle-range theory by using an inductive-deductive approach. A theory of well-being supporting physical environment of home-dwelling elderly is used as an example. The inductive-deductive theory development process is described through four different phases: (1) the creations of concepts were described inductively through concept synthesis, (2) relationships between the concepts were examined to set up a hypothetical model, (3) hypotheses were set up to verify the concepts and to test hypothetical models, and (4) the verification and presentation of the theory.
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