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- Title
Validation of defining characteristics for the nursing diagnosis of fatigue in oncological patients.
- Authors
de Oliveira da Silva, Priscila; Pinto Coelho Gorini, Maria Isabel
- Abstract
The objective of this study was to validate the defining characteristics for the nursing diagnosis of Fatigue in adult oncological patients. It is a cross-sectional, descriptive study with a quantitative perspective, and its type is diagnostic content validation. Data collection was carried out in a University Hospital. The sample was made up of 35 expert nurses. The instrument used was subdivided into four parts. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics. 15 defining characteristics were identified, considered secondary indicators. With an average weighting of less than 0.50, four defining characteristics were excluded. The defining characteristic Impaired social interaction, added to those described by NANDA-I after review of the literature, was validated with a weighted average of 0.71. It was concluded that the subjectivity of the defining characteristics and the difficulty nurses have in recognizing them influence the identification of this diagnosis.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; ACADEMIC medical centers; CANCER patients; DELPHI method; EXPERTISE; FATIGUE (Physiology); INTERPERSONAL relations; RESEARCH methodology; NURSES; NURSING diagnosis; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCALE analysis (Psychology); TUMORS; QUANTITATIVE research; CROSS-sectional method; NANDA International; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DISEASE complications; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem (RLAE), 2012, Vol 20, Issue 3, p504
- ISSN
1518-8345
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/S0104-11692012000300011