Kolcaba Theory of Comfort BY KYLIE MUNTZ Holistic

Kolcaba Theory of Comfort BY: KYLIE MUNTZ

�“Holistic comfort is defined as the immediate experience of being strengthened through having the needs for relief, ease, and transcendence met in four contexts of experience (physical, psychospiritual, social, and environmental)” (Kolcaba, 2003).

3 TYPES OF COMFORT 4 CONTEXT OF COMFORT �Relief �Physical �Ease �Psychospiritual �Transcendence �Environmental �Social

TAXONOMIC STRUCTURE

KNOWLEDGE �Empowering patients and families �Involvement in care �Better outcomes

SKILLS �Taxonomic Structure �Questionnaires �Open Communication

ATTITUDE �Importance of active partnership PLANNING IMPLEMENTATIONS EVALUATION

REFERENCES � Kolcaba, K. (2003). Comfort Theory and Practice; a vision for holistic health care and research. New York: Springer. � Kolcaba, K, Tilton, C. , & Drouin, S. (2006). Comfort theory: a unifying framework to enhance the practice environment. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 36(11), p 538 -544. Retrieved from: http: //journals. lww. com/jonajournal/pages/issuelist. aspx � Kolcaba, K. (2010). An introduction to comfort theory. In the comfort line. Retrieved June 2014 from: http: //www. thecomfortline. com/