I recommend connecting the term for your concept with any of these search terms using the Boolean operator AND. Also, truncate words using the * symbol to search for variant word endings. Here are some helpful search strategies to try:
Strategy #1: Identify and Name the Concept of Interest (The example below is compassion)
Strategy #2: Find alternative words for concept analysis (philosophy, theory, definition, concept, religion, anthropology, theory and psychology)
The Truncation symbol was used below to have the databases retrieve more results.
- compassion AND "concept analysis" OR "concept formation"
- compassion AND philosoph*
- compassion AND theor*
- compassion AND defin*
- compassion AND concept*
- compassion AND (religious OR religion* OR theolog*)
- compassion AND anthropolog*
- compassion AND theor* AND psycholog*
- etc.
Adapted from Nursing: Concept Analysis Research Guide created by Maletta Payne
Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical College