A concept analysis of routines for improving health behaviors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Chronic disease patients often have unhealthy routines, especially when away from health care professionals. These patients need clear guidance about establishing and maintaining routines. This study aimed to synthesize a definition of the concept of routines for improving health behaviors based on its uses in the literature.

Methods

We searched CINAHL, Medline, Scopus, and Google Scholar from January to May, 2022 for articles that included definitions of routines in the context of improving health behavior. We applied no date restriction. The systematic analytic method and Rodgers' evolutionary concept analysis method were used. We charted the attributes, antecedents, and consequences of routines for improving health behaviors, analyzed their uses in the literatur

SUBMITTER: Ruggeri SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10401352 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature