Introduction: The therapeutic relationship (TR) is essential to providing psychiatric and mental health nursing care. Nevertheless, no assessment tools exclusive for assessing nursing TR were found in the literature. Aim: To describe and evaluate the psychometric properties (reliability and construct validity) of a scale that allows assessing the quality of TR established between the nurse and the patient. Meth...
Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the content validity of the helping relationship as a nursing psychotherapeutic intervention. Design and Methods: The present research work is a modified e‐Delphi study. A total of 205 experts were identified between January and May 2018, and a questionnaire was sent to all of them in different rounds. Findings: The nurse must have specific knowledge (self‐knowledge...
INTRODUÇÃO: O conceito de “relação de ajuda” é amplamente utilizado pelos profissionais de Enfermagem e, sobretudo, pelos enfermeiros de Saúde Mental e Psiquiatria. Porém, existem lacunas no que diz respeito à sua definição e às suas características, o que dificulta a sua implementação na prestação de cuidados. OBJETIVO: Mapear a literatura relativa à relação de ajuda como intervenção de Enfermagem. MÉTODOS: re...
Purpose: Cultural adaptation and psychometric properties assessment of the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) outcome “Cognition” in a sample of Portuguese adults with mental illness. Methods: Methodological study. Findings: The final European Portuguese version of the NOC outcome “Cognition”, consisting of 13 items, showed good psychometric properties. An exploratory factor analysis was performed from which...