Author(s): Chaves,Daniel Bruno Resende ; Pascoal,Lívia Maia ; Beltrão,Beatriz Amorim ; Nunes,Marília Mendes ; Leandro,Tânia Alteniza ; Silva,Viviane Martins da ; Lopes,Marcos Venícios de Oliveira
Date: 2018
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Nursing; Pediatric Nursing; Nursing Diagnosis; Respiratory Sign and Symptom; Children
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the defining characteristics of Ineffective airway clearance with better predictive power using classification trees. Method: the predictive power of the defining characteristics of Ineffective airway clearance was evaluated based on classification trees generated from the data of 249 children with acute respiratory infection. Results: Ineffective cough and adventitious breath sounds were identified as the main defining characteristics when screening for Ineffective airway clearance in accordance with trees based on three different computational algorithms. Conclusion: Ineffective coughing and adventitious breath sounds had better predictive capacity for Ineffective airway clearance in the sample.
