title: [Concept Analysis of Volition for Health Behavior Practice in Patients with Chronic Disease].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to define and clarify the concept of volition for health behavior.
  
  
  METHODS
  For this study the process of Walker & Avant's concept analysis was used. Seventeen studies from electronic data basses met criteria for selection.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Volition can be defined by the following attributes: 1) planning, 2) maintenance of self-efficacy, and 3) self regulation. The antecedents of volition consisted of: 1) risk awareness, 2) outcome expectation, 3) perceived self-efficacy, and 4) social support. The consequences occurring as a result of volition were: 1) prevention of disability and complications, 2) improvement of functional ability, and 3) enhencement of quailty of life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Definition and attributes of volition identified by this results can be applied to develop measurements and intervention programs for chronic patients health behavior.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nursing Science, College of Health Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. lmj2564@hanmail.net.
authors.forename: Mi Ja
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Nursing Science, College of Health Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Min Ju
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D016208:Databases, Factual; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D036301:Qualitative Research; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012944:Social Support; D014836:Volition
keywords: Chronic Disease; Health Behavior; Volition