Caldeira, Sílvia(1); Veludo, Filipa(1); Neves-Amado, João(1);

José, Helena(2); Vieira, Margarida(2)

(1) RN, MSc, PhD student, Institute of Health Sciences, The Catholic University of Portugal
(2) RN, MSc, PhD, Institute of Health Sciences, The Catholic University of Portugal
Contacts: caldeira.silvia@gmail.com; fveludo@ics.lisboa.ucp.pt; jamado@porto.ucp.pt
hjose@ics.lisboa.ucp.pt mmvieira@porto.ucp.pt

NURSING DIAGNOSIS CONTENT VALIDATION :

experience and advantages of electronic questionnaires
Fehring’s models (1986, 1987, 1996) are often used by researchers (Chaves, Carvalho and Rossi, 2008).

The diagnostic content validation model (DCV) consists in collecting experts opinion about the relevance
of each defining characteristic of the diagnosis.

The response rate to electronic questionnaires tends to be higher than other methods used which may
constitute a better methodological strategy for more efficient content validation.

Electronic questionnaire guarantees faster spreading

associated with lower financial and material costs

Part I Part II Part III

It is considered appropriate to experts as they can provide

Opinion about
Demographic
their answer anywhere and anytime diagnosis label,
characteristics Opinion about
concept, class
of participants each defining
and domain
The participation of a large number of selected experts characteristic
is central to the purpose of validation Attached on a scale of
documents 1 to 5
Expert criteria
(references and
The possibility of consulting throughout pages and attached taxonomy II)
documents may help the experts to clarify the definitions,
classes and references April-2012
Spiritual Distress

Jan-2012 42 completed
The answers are automatically integrated in a database Testing answers
DCV

saving researcher’s time and minimizing manual errors

Feb-2012
72 experts
Guarantees anonymity and confidentiality of information

The electronic questionnaires were used in Portugal in diagnosis content validation (DCV):
Spiritual distress and impaired comfort
References
Chaves, E., Carvalho, E., Rossi, L. (2008). Validation of nursing diagnoses: validated types, patterns and components validated. Revista Electrônica de Enfermagem, 10(2), 513-520.
Carvalho, E., Mello, A., Napoleão, A., Bachion, M., Darli, M., Canini, S. (2008). Nursing diagnosis validation: reflection on difficulties faced by researchers. Revista Electrónica de Enfermagem, 10(1), 235-240.
Fehring, R. J.(1986). Validation diagnostic labels: standardized methodology. In Hurley, M. E. et al. (Eds). Classification of nursing diagnosis: proceedings of the sixth conference of North American Nursing Diagnoses Association. St Louis: Mosby,p.183-190.
Fehring, R. J. (1987) Methods to validate nursing diagnosis. Heart & Lung: Journal of Critical Care, St Louis, v. 16, n 6, p. 625-629.
Fehring, R. J.(1994) The Fehring Model. In Carroll-Johnson, P. (Ed). Classification of nursing diagnosis: proceedings of the sixth conference of NANDA. Philadelphia: JB Lippincott, p. 55-57.
Herdman, T. (Ed.). (2009). North American Nursing Diagnosis Association International - Nursing Diagnoses: definitions and classification 2009-2011. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.