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. 2018 Oct 3;32:96. doi: 10.14196/mjiri.32.96

Table 1. Concept analysis: The 8-stage process of Walker and Avant (2011) .

1 Select a concept
2 Determine the aims or purpose of analysis
3 Identify all uses of the concept
4 Determine the defining attributes
5 Construct a model case
6 Construct borderline, related, contrary, invented, and illegitimate cases
7 Identify antecedents and consequences
8 Define empirical referents