Purpose: This article introduces a framework to (a) guide chronic illness self-management interventions through the integration of self-management and nursing informatics, (b) focus self-management research, and (c) promote ethical, patient-empowering technology use by practicing nurses. Methods: Existing theory and research focusing on chronic illness, selfmanagement, health-enabling technolo…
Objective: To review the risk factors included in pressure ulcer risk assessment scales and construct a theoretical model for identifying the etiological factors of skin ulcers, excluding those of systemic origin (e.g., venous, arterial, and neuropathic). Methods: Consensus study with expert panel (Delphi Method) based on a structured review of the literature. A search was conducted of the ma…
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to describe a substantive theory that details how adolescents manage living with a parent experiencing chronic noncancer pain (CNCP). Design: Grounded theory methods were used to recruit 30 young adults, ages 18 through 21 years, from community settings. Methods: During open-ended interviews, participants were asked to look back on their adolescence and t…