Kolcaba is an Associate Professor Emeritus at University of Akron and holds an adjunct position at Ursuline College.
[4] The Theory of Comfort considers the concepts of relief, ease and transcendence across four dimensions - physical, psychospiritual, sociocultural and environmental.
[7] It also qualifies as a middle range theory because of its direct applicability to nursing practice.
[7] “Integration of Insights about the Human Perception of Comfort,” for Magna Corporation, a leader in specialized automotive seating, January 2018.
Core concepts in advanced practice nursing, Section VI, Theoretical foundations: Kolcaba’s theory of comfort (pp. 418–422).