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The Nursing Diagnosis Disturbed Thought Processes in Psychiatric Patients: Prevalence and Associated Characteristics
Paula Escalada-Hernández1, Blanca Marín-Fernández1
1Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra.
Purpose:
To analyze the frequency of the nursing diagnosis disturbed thought processes (DTP) (00130) in a sample of psychiatric and psychogeriatric patients in medium- and long-term units and to describe those factors associated with its presence.
Methods:
A secondary analysis of the data obtained in a multicentric and cross-sectional study developed in Spain was undertaken.
Findings:
The total sample was 624 patients, from which 39.4% (n = 246) had the nursing diagnosis DTP. A statistically significant relationship between the presence of DTP and different variables was found.
Conclusions:
The nursing diagnosis DTP is very frequent among psychiatric and psychogeriatric institutionalized patients.
Implications For Nursing Practice:
Patients with DTP may require a more complex nursing attention as its presence is associated with specific care needs.
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