Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

7-1-2018

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer Health

Source Publication

Advances in Nursing Science

Source ISSN

0161-9268

Abstract

This scoping review examined research on transitions among emerging adults, 18- to 30-year-olds, to identify designs, populations, frameworks, transition types, and transition outcomes. A librarian conducted the search, yielding 2067 articles. Using predefined criteria, teams screened abstracts and reviewed articles, with 82% to 100% interrater agreement. Data from the final 160 articles were placed in evidence tables and summarized. Most frequently, the studies had exploratory-descriptive designs (69%), nondiagnosed samples (58%), no theoretical frameworks (58%), developmental transitions (34%), and health-related behavior outcomes (34%). This transition research is in an early stage of knowledge development and would benefit from further theory development.

Comments

Accepted version. Advances in Nursing Science, Vol. 41, No.3 (July/September 2018): 203–215. DOI. © 2018 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. Used with permission.

Alissa Fial was affiliated with University of Nebraska Medical Center McGoogan Library of Medicine, Omaha, NE at the time of publication.

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