title: Nursing diagnosis of grieving: content validity in perinatal loss situations.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To validate the content of the NANDA-I nursing diagnosis of grieving in situations of perinatal loss.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using the Fehring's model, 208 Spanish experts were asked to assess the adequacy of the defining characteristics and other manifestations identified in the literature for cases of perinatal loss.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The content validity index was 0.867. Twelve of the 18 defining characteristics were validated, seven as major and five as minor. From the manifestations proposed, "empty inside" was considered as major.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The nursing diagnosis of grieving fits in content to the cases of perinatal loss according to experts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results have provided evidence to support the use of the diagnosis in care plans for said clinical situation.
authors.affiliation: Nursing School of the University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Paloma-Castro
authors.forename: José Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Romero-Sánchez
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Paramio-Cuevas
authors.forename: Sonia María
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Pastor-Montero
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Castro-Yuste
authors.forename: Anna J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Frandsen
authors.forename: María Jesús
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Albar-Marín
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bas-Sarmiento
authors.forename: Luis Javier
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Moreno-Corral
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy
keywords: Content validity; Diagnóstico enfermero; duelo; estudios de validación; grief; nursing diagnosis; perdida perinatal; perinatal loss; validation study; validez de contenido