Family management style: concept analysis and development.

Consistent with nursing's ongoing emphasis on theory development is the recognition of concept analysis's contribution to the advancement of theory. Following Sartori's framework for concept analysis, the authors analyzed the concept family management styles (FMS) as it relates to families in which there is a chronically ill or disabled child. The analysis includes both a review of existing conceptualizations of FMS and a model for reconceptualizing the concept. The systematic conceptualization of family response to chronic illness provides an essential foundation for developing effective, sensitive interventions that promote the growth of individual family members and the family unit as a whole.