Defining characteristics, validated by specialists and manifested by patients: a study of the sexual dysfunction and ineffective sexuality pattern diagnoses

Authors

  • Alexandra de Souza Melo University of Sao Paulo at Ribeirao Preto; College of Nursing
  • Emilia Campos de Carvalho WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development
  • Vanderlei José Haas WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692008000600003

Keywords:

nursing diagnosis, sexuality, validation studies

Abstract

This observational and descriptive study was carried out to validate the nursing diagnoses Sexual Dysfunction and Ineffective Sexuality Pattern and relate the relevance of the defining characteristics validated by experts with their incidence in patients. Validation by experts involved 32 specialists and 20 patients to verify clinical evidence. For the diagnosis Sexual Dysfunction, the experts attributed scores higher than 0.80 to seven defining characteristics; for Ineffective Sexuality Pattern, four characteristics received scores between 0.50 and 0.80. The clinical occurrence of these characteristics for the Sexual Dysfunction diagnosis ranged between 55% and 90% of the sample and, for Ineffective Sexuality Pattern, between 30% and 85% of the sample. The study contributed to the improvement of these diagnoses and to careful consideration on their defining characteristics according to experts and as observed in a given clientele.

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Published

2008-12-01

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 6 (2008)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Melo, A. de S., Carvalho, E. C. de, & Haas, V. J. (2008). Defining characteristics, validated by specialists and manifested by patients: a study of the sexual dysfunction and ineffective sexuality pattern diagnoses. Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 16(6), 951-958. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692008000600003