Clinical validation of impaired spirituality in patients with chronic renal disease

This study aimed to identify and validate the defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis Impaired spirituality. The methodological framework proposed by Fehring for the clinical validation of nursing diagnosis was used. The investigation was carried out in a dialysis clinic and had as partici...

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Published in:Revista latino-americana de enfermagem 2010-05, Vol.18 (3), p.309-316
Main Authors: De Cássia Lopes Chaves, Erika, De Carvalho, Emilia Campos, De Souza Terra, Fabio, De Souza, Luiz
Format: Article
Language:eng ; por
Subjects:
Adult
Chronic Disease
Female
Humans
Kidney Diseases - psychology
Male
NURSING
Nursing Diagnosis
Spirituality
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Summary:This study aimed to identify and validate the defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis Impaired spirituality. The methodological framework proposed by Fehring for the clinical validation of nursing diagnosis was used. The investigation was carried out in a dialysis clinic and had as participants 120 patients with chronic renal disease. Data were collected by two expert nurses, through interviews. The prevalence of the nursing diagnosis Impaired spirituality in the sample was 27.5%. It was found that the most frequent defining characteristics were Expresses behavioral changes: rage, Inability to express creativity, Questions suffering and Expresses alienation. The clinical validation of Impaired spirituality contributed to refine this diagnosis. Its identification in patients with chronic renal disease undergoing dialysis treatment can offer alternatives for a safer and more effective intervention, aiming at the satisfaction of the spiritual needs of these patients.
ISSN:0104-1169
1518-8345
1518-8345
0104-1169
DOI:10.1590/S0104-11692010000300003