Jose Siles González
University of Alicante, Spain
Title: Structural dialectic model of care: A guide to data analysis in historical and cultural research on nursing (SDM)
Biography
Biography: Jose Siles González
Abstract
Introduction: The structural dialectic model of care provides a data analysis method that facilitates understanding and clarifies the meaning of the data as well as identifying their structural and functional characteristics.
Objective: To demonstrate the relevance of the structural dialectic model of care for data analysis in historical and anthropological studies of nursing, considering events, motivations, scenarios and characteristics.
Method: The characteristics and functions of the model are described and explained through an analysis of its application in seven doctoral theses (2009-2016).
Results: The structural dialectic model of care has three structures: the functional unit (ideology), the functional element (social agents) and the functional framework (scenarios). It contributes to the analysis of historical and cultural data on nursing, clarifying the processes of social representation.
Conclusions: The structural dialectic model of care constitutes a useful methodological tool for historical studies of nursing, organizing analysis of the data according to the dynamic and dialectical nature of their structures.