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Results of the Nursing Outcomes Classification/NOC for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Ananda Ughini Bertoldo Pires1, Amália de Fátima Lucena1, Andressa Behenck1
1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Objective:
To analyze the application of nursing outcomes and indicators selected from the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) to evaluate patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in outpatient follow-up.
Method:
Outcome-based research. First, a consensus was achieved between nurses specialized in mental health (MH) and in the nursing process to select NOC-related outcomes and indicators, followed by the elaboration of their conceptual and operational definitions. Then, an instrument was created with these, which was tested in a pilot group of six patients treated at a MH outpatient clinic. The instrument was applied to patients with OCD undergoing Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (GCBT). The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the institution.
Results:
Four NOC outcomes and 17 indicators were selected. There was a significant change in the scores of nine indicators after CBGT.
Conclusion:
The study showed feasibility for evaluating symptoms of patients with OCD through NOC outcomes and indicators in an outpatient situation.
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