1. Disrupted mother-fetus dyad risk in high-risk pregnancies: a Middle-Range Theory
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Ryanne Carolynne Marques Gomes Mendes, Gabrielle Pessôa da Silva, Jaqueline Galdino Albuquerque Perrelli, Cleide Maria Pontes, Lívia Maia Pascoal, Ana Luisa Brandão de Carvalho Lira, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes, Suzana de Oliveira Mangueira, and Francisca Márcia Pereira Linhares
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Nursing Diagnosis ,Pregnancy ,High-Risk ,Nursing Process ,Maternal-Fetal Relations ,Nursing Theory ,Nursing ,RT1-120 - Abstract
ABSTRACT Objectives: to develop and evaluate a Middle-Range Theory for the nursing diagnosis “Disrupted Mother-Fetus Dyad Risk” in high-risk pregnancies. Methods: this methodological study was conducted in two stages: theory development and evaluation. Dorothea Orem’s General Nursing Model was used as the theoretical-conceptual foundation. Evaluation was conducted using the Delphi method with seven judges, and consensus was achieved when the Content Validity Index of the evaluated items was ≥ 0.80. Results: the theory identified 20 elements of the nursing diagnosis “Disrupted Mother-Fetus Dyad Risk” (10 risk factors, 4 at-risk populations, and 6 associated conditions), 14 propositions, and 1 pictogram. After two rounds of evaluation, the theory was considered consistent, with consensus reached for all items, each achieving a Content Validity Index ≥ 0.80. Conclusions: the Middle-Range Theory included biopsychosocial factors explaining the nursing phenomenon “Disrupted Mother-Fetus Dyad Risk,” which aids in nurses’ diagnostic reasoning.
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- 2024
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