State of the Art on Family and Community Health Nursing International Theories, Models and Frameworks: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: A Family and Community Health Nursing (FCHN) model was first conceptualized by the WHO approximately 25 years ago in response to the epidemiological transition leading to major changes in the population health needs. To date, no study has comprehensively explored the adherence of current applications of FCHN to the WHO original framework. We carried out a scoping review on PubMed, Scopus and CINAHL with the aim to compare the main features of FCHN models developed at the international level with the WHO's framework. We identified 23 studies: 12 models, six service/program descriptions, four statements and one theoretical model. The FCHN models appear to focus primarily on sick individuals and their family, mainly providing direct care and relying on Interaction, Developmental and Systems T

SUBMITTER: Gasperini G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10530995 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature