title: Usefulness of the comfort theory in the clinical nursing care of new mothers: critical analysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of the comfort theory for the clinical nursing care of new mothers.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a reflexive-theoretical study conducted in November and December 2014, based on the usefulness criterion proposed in the critical analysis of the Barnum nursing theory.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The comfort theory in nursing care for new mothers applied to study analysis revealed that this theory meets the criteria of usefulness because it provides applicable concepts that facilitated the clinical nursing care of women in the postpartum period and helped increase their comfort level. The verification of these concepts showed that the theory can be applied in different settings of clinical care for new mothers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The theory can be used to support and improve clinical nursing care for postpartum women, and help improve puerperal comfort.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE), Departamento de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação Cuidados Clínicos em Enfermagem e Saúde, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil.
authors.forename: Juliana Vieira Figueiredo
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE), Departamento de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação Cuidados Clínicos em Enfermagem e Saúde, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Vilani Cavalcante
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Guedes
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE), Departamento de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação Cuidados Clínicos em Enfermagem e Saúde, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lúcia de Fátima da
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE), Departamento de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação Cuidados Clínicos em Enfermagem e Saúde, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Célia de
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE), Departamento de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação Cuidados Clínicos em Enfermagem e Saúde, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ana Virgínia de Melo
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Fialho
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers; D009729:Nursing; D009742:Nursing Theory; D000070659:Patient Comfort; D011181:Postnatal Care