Development of mid-range nursing theory for ineffective health maintenance behaviors in people with chronic conditions.
Health Related Behaviors; Chronic Disease; Primary Health Care; Validation Studies; Standardized Terminology in Nursing.
Objective: To develop a Mid-Range Nursing Theory for Ineffective Health Maintenance Behaviors in People with Chronic Conditions. Method: This is a methodological study, based on Lopes e Silva's (2016) referential of Theoretical-Causal Validity, 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 took 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 were: studies that addressed any element related to Ineffective Health Maintenance Behaviors, complete studies available in the applied data sources and studies in any language. Editorials, letters to the editor, expert opinion, abstracts, reviews, books and book chapters were excluded. Results: Of the 75,154 studies found, after applying the eligibility criteria, 75 studies made up the final sample. Twenty related factors and 14 defining characteristics were identified, in addition to five at-risk populations and two associated conditions. The presentation of the review results started the development of the Middle Range Theory. The derivation from the theoretical model of Imogene King (1981) allowed the extraction of elements that contributed to the development of the Middle Range Theory for the nursing diagnosis of Ineffective Health Maintenance Behaviors in people with chronic conditions. Conclusion: It is concluded that the Middle Range Theory for Ineffective Health Maintenance Behaviors in people with chronic conditions provides the theoretical-causal validation of this nursing diagnosis, supporting the planning of nursing interventions in terms of health promotion and disease prevention. complications related to these conditions.