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Nursing diagnosis of sedentary lifestyle: expert validation1 1 This study is part of the dissertation - Review of the nursing diagnosis Sedentary Lifestyle: concept analysis and validation by experts, defended for the Graduate Nursing Program at the Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) in 2011, with financial support provided by CAPES, REUNI scholarship.

DIAGNÓSTICO DE ENFERMERÍA DEL ESTILO DE VIDA SEDENTARIO: VALIDACIÓN POR EXPERTOS1 1 This study is part of the dissertation - Review of the nursing diagnosis Sedentary Lifestyle: concept analysis and validation by experts, defended for the Graduate Nursing Program at the Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) in 2011, with financial support provided by CAPES, REUNI scholarship.

This study's aim was to verify with experts the appropriateness of the components (definition, defining characteristics and related factors) of the nursing diagnosis sedentary lifestyle for individuals with hypertension. The validation process took place from February to July 2011, by 48 nurse specialists in nursing terminologies and/or sedentary lifestyle and/or hypertension. Based on this study, changes in the definition of Sedentary Lifestyle and in the titles of five indicators are recommended, in addition to the addition of another six related factors and three defining characteristics to the list of the NANDA-International Taxonomy II. The process of expert validation enables improvement and more reliable and accurate identification of clinical indicators with greater diagnostic accuracy.

Nursing; Nursing diagnosis; Validation studies; Sedentary Lifestyle; Hypertension


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