ReviewJournal of advanced nursing2017
Biological embedding: evaluation and analysis of an emerging concept for nursing scholarship.
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- Prenatal and Intrapartum Factors Associated With Infant Temperament: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Five hypothesized biological mechanisms linking adverse childhood experiences with anxiety, depression, and PTSD: A scoping review.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2025Article
- The biological embedding of neonatal stress exposure: A conceptual model describing the mechanisms of stress-induced neurodevelopmental impairment in preterm infants.Research in nursing & health · 2019Article
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Abstract
aimThe purpose of this paper was to report the analysis of the concept of biological embedding.
backgroundResearch that incorporates a life course perspective is becoming increasingly prominent in the health sciences. Biological embedding is a central concept in life course theory and may be important for nursing theories to enhance our understanding of health states in individuals and populations. Before the concept of biological embedding can be used in nursing theory and research, an analysis of the concept is required to advance it towards full maturity.
designConcept analysis. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, CINAHL and PsycINFO were searched for publications using the term 'biological embedding' or 'biological programming' and published through 2015.
methodsAn evaluation of the concept was first conducted to determine the concept's level of maturity and was followed by a concept comparison, using the methods for concept evaluation and comparison described by Morse.
resultsA consistent definition of biological embedding - the process by which early life experience alters biological processes to affect adult health outcomes - was found throughout the literature. The concept has been used in several theories that describe the mechanisms through which biological embedding might occur and highlight its role in the development of health trajectories. Biological embedding is a partially mature concept, requiring concept comparison with an overlapping concept - biological programming - to more clearly establish the boundaries of biological embedding.
conclusionsBiological embedding has significant potential for theory development and application in multiple academic disciplines, including nursing.
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