OBJECTIVE:
To clinically validate the nursing diagnosis Noncompliance in people with hypertension.
METHOD:
This methodological study used the Clinical Diagnostic Validation method. The content of the diagnostic proposal was initially validated by experts and then clinically validated in 128 patients with hypertension cared for by a Primary Health Care service in Crato (CE) Brazil. Two clinical nurses, experts in nursing terminologies and therapy adherence collaborated.
RESULTS:
After the clinical validation, the diagnosis was expanded to contain six defining characteristics and twelve related factors.
CONCLUSION:
This study provided a direction for the efficient use of the assessed clinical indicators, contributing to the improvement of the nursing diagnosis Noncompliance and its constituent parts. Nursing professionals should appropriate these technologies to increase and broaden their use, contributing to the improvement of healthcare delivery.
Nursing diagnoses; Patient compliance; Medication adherence; Validation studies