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Middle-range theory for men's health promotion: contributions to sustainable development
Isabele Torquato Mozer Rosa1, Aurea Christina de Paula Corrêa1, Nuno Damácio de Carvalho Félix2
1Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Objectives:
to develop a middle-range nursing theory for men's health promotion aligned with the gender equality Sustainable Development Goal.
Methods:
an inductive-deductive theoretical study, analyzing the Health Promotion Model, conceptual analysis, purpose, propositions, assumptions, and modeling. The empirical basis was drawn from the national survey on the Brazilian National Policy for Comprehensive Men's Health Care from a gender equality perspective.
Results:
known as the Lighthouse Theory, the theory is composed of 17 concepts, ten propositions, and four assumptions, represented in a model, with the purpose of describing men's health promotion, culminating in an action plan for healthy behaviors, aiming for equality in health care.
Final Considerations:
the Lighthouse Theory offers an innovative theoretical framework for nursing and health, strengthening men's health promotion practices by describing specific behaviors.
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