Accuracy of the Defining Characteristics of Fatigue in Patients with Heart Failure as Identified by the 6-Minute Walking Test.

Autor: Santos VB; Nursing Paulista School, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil., Lopes CT; Nursing Paulista School, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil., Dos Anjos LD; Hospital Sirio Libanes, São Paulo, Brasil., Begot I; Nursing Paulista School, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil., Cassiolatto F; Hospital São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil., Guizilinni S; Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil., Moreira RSL; Nursing Paulista School, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of nursing knowledge [Int J Nurs Knowl] 2020 Jul; Vol. 31 (3), pp. 188-193. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Dec 31.
DOI: 10.1111/2047-3095.12270
Abstrakt: Purpose: Identify the prevalence of the nursing diagnosis (ND) Fatigue in patients with heart failure (HF) and to analyze the accuracy of its defining characteristics (DCs).
Methods: 50 patients were assessed for Fatigue through a distance ambulated <300m during the Six-Minute Walking Test (6MWT) and the report of insufficient energy. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values were calculated for the DCs associated with Fatigue.
Findings: The prevalence of Fatigue was 48%. No DCs were sensitive and specific for determining Fatigue.
Conclusions: There were no DCs accurate enough to infer Fatigue.
Implications for Practice: A distance ambulated <300m during the 6MWT should be included as a DC of Fatigue.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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