Use of the Neuman Systems Model in women's health: a scoping review.
Nathaly Bianka Moraes Fróes, Dayane Dos Reis Araújo Rocha Holanda, Samila Gomes Ribeiro and 4 others
PMID 42804619WHAT IT FOUND
Nurses used the Neuman Systems Model to organize women’s health care around stressors, lines of defense, and prevention.
Only 19 studies were found, and most used parts of the model, not all elements.
Key findings
01The scoping review included 19 studies that used the Neuman Systems Model in women’s health.
02Breast cancer and motherhood were each addressed in six studies, and violence was addressed in three studies.
03The review reported counts of model element use: 14 studies classified variables, 11 classified stressors, 12 addressed lines of defense or resistance, ten used prevention, and two identified environment.
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What it does not show
Seventeen studies could not be retrieved because full text was unavailable, and attempts to contact journals and authors did not get responses. Many theses and dissertations could not be retrieved because of repository policies. The included studies used the model unevenly, and few used all of its elements. The environment element was identified in only two studies. The review included 19 studies with varied designs, so the findings describe patterns of use rather than one pooled result.
Declared interests
Financial support was provided by CNPq and CAPES. No other conflicts of interest are reported.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that the Neuman Systems Model improves women’s health outcomes. This review mapped 19 studies, and most used only parts of the model, so it does not show that the model itself caused any benefit.