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Nursing Diagnosis Development of Longing: Content Validation With Nursing Experts
Shelley-Rae Pehler1, Michelle Markwardt1, Danielle Hibbard1
1College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
International Journal of Nursing Knowledge
|September 18, 2014
Summary
This study explored the nursing diagnosis of longing. While the proposed definition and related factors were supported, further research is needed to refine assessment of its psychosocial characteristics.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Psychology
- Human response
Background:
- Longing is a complex human response that requires further definition within nursing practice.
- Existing literature lacks a validated nursing diagnosis for longing, hindering consistent patient care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To validate the defining characteristics, related factors, and definition of a proposed nursing diagnosis for longing.
- To establish a foundation for incorporating longing into standardized nursing terminologies.
Main Methods:
- Fehring's Diagnostic Content Validation model was employed.
- Expert nurses evaluated the frequency of longing indicators in patients and caregivers.
- Agreement with the proposed definition of longing was assessed.
Main Results:
- No single defining characteristic met the major criteria (>0.80) for the nursing diagnosis of longing.
- Six of 84 characteristics had a weighted ratio below 0.50, indicating limited diagnostic power.
- The overall proposed definition and related factors for longing were supported by expert consensus.
Conclusions:
- Current research provides support for the development of a nursing diagnosis for the human response of longing.
- Continued research is necessary to enhance the assessment of longing's psychosocial characteristics through patient and caregiver experiences.
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