Table I.

Summary of content covered by the 22 papers reviewed.

Type of output	No. of papers	Themes raised
Editorials Bernspang (1998), Bergbom (2010), Bjorn (1999, 2003), Eriksson, Naden, and Bjorn (2006), Hall (2007), Jonsdottir (1998), Kirkevold (2000), Lomborg (2005), Lomborg (2008), Slettebo (2009), and Wärnå-Furu (2010).	12	Progress of caring science(s) as a discipline and its growing frontiers Methodological issues and challenges for caring science(s)
Conceptual/philosophical analyses Asp and Fagerberg (2005), Eriksson (2002), Eriksson (2010), Galvin (2010), Galvin et al. (2006), Lindholm, Nieminen, Makela, and Rantanen-Siljamaki (2006), Nyman and Sivonen (2005), and Söderlund (2003)	8	Concepts of caring science and lifeworld Application of qualitative methods in caring science(s)
Studi,s Fagerstrom and Engberg (1998) and Isovaara, Arman, and Rehnsfeldt (2006)	2	Historical survey of patient classification Essence of suffering in different clinical contexts (including family suffering in relation to war experiences)