title: Concept analysis of well-being.
abstract: Traditionally, mortality and morbidity were considered two important indicators of health outcome. Until recently, the measurement of health outcome focused on individuals' subjective perceptions of well-being. Well-being has been popularly used in many scientific disciplines. The definitions of well-being, however, were diverse and inconsistent in previous literature. The ambiguous concept used in research study will impede the development of knowledge and theory. Concept analysis, therefore, is necessary to synthesize the existing views of well-being and distinguish it from other concepts to explicate the meaning of well-being.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, No. 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Rd., Kaohsiung (807), Taiwan. hshuwa@kmu.edu.tw
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shieh
mesh_terms: D006262:Health; D006801:Humans