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- Title
THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF INSTRUMENT OF DATA COLLECTION FOR VICTIMS OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.
- Authors
do Carmo de Oliveira Ribeiro, Maria; Umberto Pereira, Carlos; Curvelo Hora, Edilene; da Silva Nunes, Mariangela; Barbosa da Silva, Cássia; Santana dos Santos, Deisiane
- Abstract
Objective: to develop and to validate an instrument of data collection for victims of traumatic brain injury. Methods: this is an exploratory study performed at the Intensive Care Unit of a public hospital of Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil, reference for the assistance of trauma victims. The development and validation of the instrument of data collections occurred from June to October of 2007 after the approval of the Ethics and Research Committee of the Federal University of Sergipe, (nº CAAE-0068.0.107.380-05). Four nursing teachers and eight nurses from the Intensive Care Unit participated in the validation. For the development of the instrument of data collection, it was utilized the methodological referential proposed by Horta and semiology basis. The validation process of the instrument occurred in two stages in which there were suggestions and adjustments needed. Results: the instrument of data collection was considered validated relating to the appearance and content with a value higher than 75% for each item evaluated, as recommended by literature. Conclusion: the development and validation of an instrument of data collection based on a theory permitted the identification of 25 nursing diagnoses in victims of traumatic brain injury, which favors the implantation of the remaining stages of the Nursing Care System.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; BRAIN injuries; EXPERIMENTAL design; INTENSIVE care nursing; INTENSIVE care units; RESEARCH methodology; PHILOSOPHY of nursing; NURSING diagnosis; CONTENT mining; RESEARCH methodology evaluation
- Publication
Journal of Nursing UFPE / Revista de Enfermagem UFPE, 2012, Vol 6, Issue 5, p1118
- ISSN
1981-8963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5205/reuol.2450-19397-1-LE.0605201221