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Revista Cubana de Enfermería
Print version ISSN 0864-0319On-line version ISSN 1561-2961
Abstract
DE SOUZA COSTA, Thatiane Monick et al. Diagnostics, results and nursing interventions in patients with multiple sclerosis. Rev Cubana Enfermer [online]. 2017, vol.33, n.3, e1331. Epub Sep 01, 2017. ISSN 0864-0319.
Introduction:
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease of autoimmune etiology and is one of the main causes of non-traumatic neurological disability in young adults.
Objective:
to identify the main nursing diagnoses, results and interventions and to validate a proposal for a care plan for patients with multiple sclerosis.
Methods:
a methodological study, carried out with 16 specialist nurses and 68 patients in a Neurology unit of a School Hospital, following four stages: elaboration of Nursing Diagnoses Initial proposal of results and nursing interventions; Preparation of a care plan; Validation of the plan by specialists. Kappa coefficient scale was used to analyze the agreement.
Results:
four diagnoses were identified with frequency above 50 %, four nursing outcomes were listed and 14 interventions were proposed that reached a concordance index ≥ 0.8 among the experts.
Conclusion:
the study allowed to identify nursing diagnoses, results and interventions for application in clinical practice, in addition to validating the proposal of the care plan for patients with Multiple Sclerosis.
Keywords : Nursing diagnosis; multiple sclerosis; nursing process; validation study..