title: Developing and testing a middle-range theory of the well-being supportive physical environment of home-dwelling elderly.
abstract: The aim is to describe the development of a middle-range theory by using an inductive-deductive approach. A theory of well-being supporting physical environment of home-dwelling elderly is used as an example. The inductive-deductive theory development process is described through four different phases: (1) the creations of concepts were described inductively through concept synthesis, (2) relationships between the concepts were examined to set up a hypothetical model, (3) hypotheses were set up to verify the concepts and to test hypothetical models, and (4) the verification and presentation of the theory.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, 90014 Oulu, Finland. satu.elo@oulu.fi
authors.forename: Satu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elo
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kääriäinen
authors.forename: Arja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Isola
authors.forename: Helvi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kyngäs
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods*; D009735:Nursing Homes; D012649:Self Concept; D012931:Social Environment