title: [Diagnoses of fear and anxiety: content validation for a burned patient].
abstract: This study aimed at identifying and performing content validation of the defining characteristics of the diagnoses of fear and anxiety for a burned patient. An instrument made up of manifestations of both diagnoses presented by Taxionomy I of the North American Nursing Diagnoses Association was elaborated, as well as others that were found in the literature. Sixteen nurses were interviewed. Out of the 97 characteristics presented in the instrument, 31 were excluded for the diagnoses "fear", and 27 for "anxiety". Eight characteristics had a score average above 0.70 for "fear" and 18 for "anxiety". The characteristics with the highest score were "expressed concern due to changes in life events" for anxiety and "insomnia referred or perceived" for fear.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde do Adulto da Escola de Enfermagem da USP.
authors.forename: Ellen Cristina
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Bergamasco
authors.forename: Lidia Aparecida
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Emilia Campos
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
authors.forename: Maria Célia Barcellos
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Dalri
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D005239:Fear / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis