Development of mid-range nursing theory for ineffective health maintenance behaviors.
Health Related Behaviors; Chronic Disease; Primary Health Care; Validation Studies; Standardized Terminology in Nursing.
This study aims to develop a Mid-Range Nursing Theory for Ineffective Health Maintenance Behaviors in individuals with chronic conditions. This is a methodological study, based on the referential of Lopes e Silva (2016) of Theoretical-Causal Validity, which will be developed in six stages, namely: definition of the approach to construct the Medium-Range Theory; definition of the theoretical-conceptual models to be analyzed; definition of the main concepts of Middle Range Theory; development of a pictorial scheme; construction of the propositions of the Middle Range Theory; and establishing causal relationships and evidence for practice. For the construction of the Middle Range Theory, two approaches were defined: literature review from an integrative review and derivation from the theoretical model of Imogene King (1981). Data collection for the review will take place by searching the following databases: SCOPUS, Web of Science, Science Direct, CINAHL and COCHRANE. As a search strategy, the following descriptors were defined, ordered in the Descriptors in Health Sciences (DeCS) and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH): Health Behavior; Chronic Disease; Primary Health Care and Nursing Diagnosis, intermediated by the Boolean operator “AND”. The inclusion criteria adopted will be: studies that address any element related to Ineffective Health Maintenance Behaviors, complete studies available in applied data sources and studies in any language. Editorials, letters to the editor, expert opinion, abstracts, reviews, books and book chapters will be excluded. The presentation of the results of the review will start the development of the Middle Range Theory. The derivation from the theoretical model of Imogene King (1981) will allow the extraction of elements that will contribute to the development of the Middle Range Theory for the nursing diagnosis Ineffective Health Maintenance Behavior in people with chronic conditions. The project will not involve research on human beings, therefore, it will not be submitted to the Research Ethics Committee. Finally, it is expected that the development of the Middle Range Theory will contribute to the theoretical-causal validation of the nursing diagnosis Ineffective Health Maintenance Behaviors in individuals with chronic conditions, supporting the planning of nursing interventions regarding health promotion and health. prevention of complications related to these conditions.