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The middle-range theory of the nursing diagnosis "ineffective health self-management"
Rebecca Stefany da Costa1, Harlon França de Menezes1, Nanete Caroline da Costa Prado1
1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Objectives:
to develop a middle-range theory for the nursing diagnosis "ineffective health self-management" in individuals living with the human immunodeficiency virus.
Methods:
this is a methodological study aimed at theoretical development to establish the theoretical-causal validity of the nursing diagnosis "ineffective health self-management" based on the theoretical frameworks of Callista Roy and Lopes, Silva, and Herdman. We conducted a scoping review, resulting in a final sample of 31 articles.
Results:
the findings identified five essential attributes, 30 antecedents, and nine clinical consequences. We constructed a middle-range theory comprising 1 pictorial diagram, 8 propositions, and 30 causal relationships (15 predisposing factors, 10 disabling factors, 2 precipitating factors, and 3 reinforcing factors).
Conclusions:
the development of this theory enables nurses' clinical judgment regarding the nursing diagnosis "ineffective health self-management" in the context of individuals living with human immunodeficiency virus.
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