Meaning in Life of Older Persons with End-Stage Kidney Disease: A protocol of Concept Analysis Through a Scoping Review Methodology

The objective of this review is to identify and synthesize the available evidence on the defining attributes, antecedents, consequences, and empirical referents of the concept of meaning in life among older persons with End-stage kidney disease (ESKD), and to develop a conceptual definition that can inform future instrument development. This study will employ a scoping review methodology guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines, combined with Walker and Avant's concept analysis framework, to map the concept of meaning in life among older persons with ESKD. Through this scoping review, the components, attributes, antecedents, consequences, and empirical referents of the concept of meaning in life among older persons with ESKD will be clarified which was not discussed by other researchers.