Affiliation:
1. Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, United States of America
Abstract
ABSTRACT Objective: To validate the defining characteristics of the nursing diagnoses, impaired memory and chronic confusion for older adults, by testing diagnostic concept definitions among expert nurses. Methods: We used a Diagnostic content validation using an online survey of expert clinical nurses. Results: 195 expert nurses performed the diagnostic validations. Findings provided validity of impaired memory with 11 major defining characteristics and chronic confusion, with 11 major and one minor defining characteristics. In both diagnoses, content validity index was 0.85. Factor analysis provided four and five supported factors for impaired memory and chronic confusion, respectively. Conclusion: The study provided evidence of validity of the two diagnoses and made them clearer. Using these updated nursing diagnoses, nurses have the potential to improve accuracy and quality of care for elderly patients, contributing to more accurate nursing gerontological care.
Reference35 articles.
1. Exceptional human longevity;Pignolo RJ;Mayo Clin Proceed,2019
2. World Population Ageing 2019,2020
3. Remembering: an activity of mind and brain;Craik FIM;Annual Review of Psychology,2020
4. Long-term cognitive trajectory and activities of daily living in healthy aging;Bezdicek O;Clin Neuropsychol,2020
5. The costs of dementia in England;Wittenberg R;Int J Geriatr Psychiatr,2019
Cited by
3 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献，注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献，订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献