title: Clinical validation of nursing diagnosis "parental role conflict" in mothers of hospitalized newborns.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To clinically validate the nursing diagnosis, parental role conflict, in mothers of hospitalized newborns.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fehring's Clinical Validation Model was used, focusing on mothers, using a sample of 83. Major defining characteristics have been defined as the main indicators of the presence of a diagnosis, whereas minor are secondary indicators.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four minor defining characteristics were identified: (a) "anxiety," (b) "expresses concerns about changes in maternal role," (c) "expresses concerns about family," and (d) "fear." Major defining characteristics did not occur.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mothers who spent less time with their infants were the ones that presented a major number of defining characteristics; therefore, they should have more opportunities for being with their babies. Other studies on subjective phenomena are needed.
authors.affiliation: State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elenice Valentim
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Carmona
authors.forename: Ianê Nogueira do
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Vale
authors.forename: Conceição Vieira da Silva
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Ohara
authors.forename: Ana Cristina Freitas de Vilhena
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Abrão
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009035:Mothers; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Mother-child relation; neonatal nursing; newborn; nursing diagnosis; validation study