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Multidimensional model of successful aging and nursing terminologies: similarities for use in the clinical practice
Amália de Fátima Lucena1,2, Carla Argenta3, Melissa de Freitas Luzia4
1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Escola de enfermagem, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
Aim:
To compare the domains of the Multidimensional Model of Successful Aging (MMSA) with the nursing terminologies, such as, NANDA International (NANDA-I), Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) and Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC), in order to find similarities among them.
Method:
Cross-mapping between MMSA and nursing terminologies in two stages: individual analysis and comparison between the MMSA and the nursing terminologies, based on the mapping process rules; consensus among researchers to validate the results.
Results:
All NOC and NIC domains were mapped with similarity in the MMSA domains, and 12 of the 13 NANDA-I domains showed similarity to the MMSA domains. In addition, similarity was identified between MMSA and most classes of the three classifications.
Conclusions:
The similarity between MMSA, NANDA-I, NIC and NOC supported the idea that the MMSA framework can be used in the nursing process to qualify the nursing practice in the elderly care.
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