Table 1.

Steps for Rodgers’ evolutionary concept analysis.

Step	Description
1	Identify a concept and its surrogate terms.
2	Determine and select a suitable data collection scope.
3	Data collection: Concept attributes; Contextual basis including temporal, sociocultural, and interdisciplinary variables.
4	Data analysis.
5	If necessary, provide examples supporting the concept.
6	Identify hypotheses and applications for the concept’s future development.