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Susana Martín Hernández1, Janaina Meirelles Sousa2, Georgina Casanova Garrigos1
1Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Facultat d'Infermeria. Tarragona, Spain.
Objectives:
to identify nurses' perceptions of the metaparadigmatic concepts emerging from nursing practice as expanded by the anthroposophic medical system.
Methods:
a qualitative study using semistructured interviews with 23 nurses of different nationalities about anthroposophic nursing practice. Data were analyzed through Reflective Thematic Analysis supported by ATLAS.ti® software.
Results:
the human being is perceived as both fourfold and threefold (body, soul, and spirit), requiring care to evolve throughout one's biography. Health is understood as a balance among bodies and systems, influenced by spirituality and the perception of biographical coherence. Nursing provides extended care through external applications, nurses' self-knowledge, and the establishment of therapeutic and spiritual bonds.
Final Considerations:
the findings revealed a therapeutic approach within nursing care, expanded by the anthroposophic medical system and compatible with conventional nursing practices, indicating theoretical elements and framework that can contribute to the development of an anthroposophic nursing theory.
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