Key result
Evolutionary analysis reveals widespread confusion in applying the concept of relapse to scientific measurement.
Why the study?
Great confusion exists in the application of the term relapse to scientific measurement within various studies, motivating an in-depth concept analysis.
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Design
Concept analysis using the evolutionary approach by Rodgers and Knafl
Inconsistent relapse definitions urge caution in clinical interpretation; leaves open unified measurement standards for research.
The concept of relapse has had many and varied applications in research literature. Great confusion exists in the application of the term to scientific measurement within the various studies. Therefore, an in-depth analysis of the generic term relapse was undertaken through the evolutionary approach offered by Rodgers and Knafl.
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Mary Colleen Simonelli (2005) studied this question. The concept of relapse exhibits great confusion in its application to scientific measurement across research literature, prompting an in-depth evolutionary analysis.
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