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Understanding healing: a conceptual analysis

M C Wendler1

  • 1University of Colorado, Health Sciences Centre, Denver, USA.

Journal of Advanced Nursing
|October 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

This study defines healing as an experiential, energy-requiring process that expands consciousness, fostering wholeness and transformation. It clarifies this complex concept within nursing and health studies.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Science
  • Health Studies
  • Philosophy of Medicine

Background:

  • The concept of healing has historical roots but remains complex within nursing scholarship.
  • Scholarly concepts like caring have been developed, yet a precise definition of healing is lacking.
  • Existing definitions do not fully align with the unitary-transformative paradigm.

Observation:

  • Conceptual analysis was employed to define healing.
  • Case development was used to illustrate the concept of healing.
  • The study focused on a Rogerian/Newmanian framework.

Findings:

  • Healing is defined as an experiential, energy-requiring process.
  • This process involves creating space through a caring relationship.
  • It leads to expanded consciousness, wholeness, integration, balance, transformation, and is inherently unknowable.

Implications:

  • The explicated definition provides clarity for the concept of healing.
  • This definition aligns with the unitary-transformative paradigm in health studies.
  • Further research can be guided by the questions arising from this definition.

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