Aging as a related factor of the nursing diagnosis impaired memory: content validation.
PURPOSE. The purpose of this study was to conduct a content validation for the elements of the nursing diagnosis Impaired Memory and include aging as a related factor. METHOD. Fehring's (1987) model of diagnosis content validation was used, with the participation of 18 experts. FINDING. The definition, defining characteristics, and related factors of NANDA-I were evaluated by experts, as was the proposed related factor "aging." CONCLUSIONS. Elements of the NANDA-I diagnosis Impaired Memory and the proposed related factor of aging were validated in the Brazilian context. A clinical validation of this related factor will be necessary to build evidence for this relationship. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE. NANDA-I diagnoses should be tested and validated in the elderly, in order to take their specific needs into account, thus contributing to quality nursing care for these patients.
School of Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande de Sul, Brazil. enaurah@hotmail.com
Enaura Helena Brandão
EH
Chaves
Alba Lúcia Bottura Leite
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de Barros
Maiko
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Marini
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis