傳統上,死亡率及罹病率被認為是兩個測量健康結果的重要指標,直到近年來個人主觀「安適」的感受已廣泛地為許多學門與研究者做為測量健康結果的指標。然而在過去許多的文獻中「安適」的定義卻相當的分岐與不一致。在研究中若使用模糊不清的概念會阻礙知識與理論的發展,因此,有必要對過去文獻中有關的「安適」做一探入的概念分析,以闡明它的意義並釐清它與其它概念的區分。
Traditionally, mortality and morbidity were considered two important indicators of health outcome. Until recently, the measurement of health outcome focused on individuals’ subjective perceptions of well-being. Well-being has been popularly used in many scientific disciplines. The definitions of well-being, however, were diverse and inconsistent in previous literature. The ambiguous concept used in research study will impede the development of knowledge and theory. Concept analysis, therefore, is necessary to synthesize the existing views of well-being and distinguish it from other concepts to explicate the meaning of well-being.