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Geropalliative Caring Model analysis and assessment according to Fawcett's criteria
Rudval Souza Silva1,2, Larissa Coelho Barbosa2, Marcos Antônio Gomes Brandão3
1Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Colegiado de Enfermagem, Senhor do Bonfim, BA, Brazil.
Objectives:
To analyze and assess Lee Geropaliative Caring Model according to Fawcett's criteria.
Method:
A theoretical-reflective study about the Geropaliative Caring Model. The analysis resulted in a detailed review of the scope, context and content of a situation-specific theory, in order to determine aspects related to nursing practice and research, and assessment addressed the concrete concepts developed in theory, their significance, internal consistency, parsimony, testability and empirical and pragmatic adequacy in nursing as a discipline.
Results:
Based on the analysis, a situation-specific theory was used based on the science of care and aimed at caring for older adults undergoing palliation and their families, structured into four fields, namely: (1) aligning care; (2) keeping safe; (3) comforting body/mind/spirit; and (4) facilitating transitions.
Final Considerations:
The analyzed and assessed theory leads to a structure that includes well-defined, delimited and interrelated concepts, based on the science of care as a grand theory that allowed Geropaliative Care Model derivation.
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