The Roy adaptation model concepts of stimuli, coping mechanisms, and modes of adaptation have been translated into several middleārange concepts and measured using existing and new instruments. The concept of adaptation level, however, has rarely been used in Roy adaptation modelābased research. This paper presents a description of how the Roy adaptation model concept of adaptation level was translated into the logically congruent middleārange theory concept of adjustment. A singleāitem instrument, the Adjustment Scale, is identified as one way to measure adjustment.
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