Risk: a concept analysis.
OBJECTIVE
Concept analysis of risk.


OBJECTIVE
To analyze the concept risk and provide a new definition of risk.


METHODS
Published literature.


CONCLUSIONS
A new definition of risk that emerged from this concept analysis can provide clarity and direction for future research. Nurse researchers can look to this definition to expand what is known about health-seeking behaviors as opposed to "risk" behaviors and seek to further our understanding of the cognitive and experiential process of risk identification.
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, Birmingham, AL, USA. shattell@uab.edu
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003210:Concept Formation; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012309:Risk-Taking