Fahad Alhowaymel1, Karen Kalmakis2, Cynthia Jacelon3. 1. Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: falhowaymel@su.edu.sa. 2. College of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA. Electronic address: kalmakis@nursing.umass.edu. 3. College of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA. Electronic address: jacelon@nursing.umass.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The relationship between health and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) has been a major topic in the field of healthcare. In recent years, the study ACEs and health has expanded internationally. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to further develop the concept of ACEs using a global perspective. METHOD: Rodgers' Evolutionary Model guided the study. PubMed, CINAHL, and PsychINFO databases were searched. A total of 39 publications were selected for review. FINDINGS: Development of the concept was achieved using a wide global lens. ACEs are influenced by diverse cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors that affect individuals' health worldwide. DISCUSSION: The developed ACEs concept described in this paper includes a global perspective, adding context to the existing definition, thus broadening its application, and expanding its usefulness in international research. A clear concept for ACEs is valuable to nurses who care for children, adolescents and young adults around the world, who have suffered from ACEs and seek health care.
BACKGROUND: The relationship between health and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) has been a major topic in the field of healthcare. In recent years, the study ACEs and health has expanded internationally. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to further develop the concept of ACEs using a global perspective. METHOD: Rodgers' Evolutionary Model guided the study. PubMed, CINAHL, and PsychINFO databases were searched. A total of 39 publications were selected for review. FINDINGS: Development of the concept was achieved using a wide global lens. ACEs are influenced by diverse cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors that affect individuals' health worldwide. DISCUSSION: The developed ACEs concept described in this paper includes a global perspective, adding context to the existing definition, thus broadening its application, and expanding its usefulness in international research. A clear concept for ACEs is valuable to nurses who care for children, adolescents and young adults around the world, who have suffered from ACEs and seek health care.
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