The study objective was to verify the accuracy of the defining characteristics of the nursing diagnosis Ineffective Role Performance in pregnant women. This is an accuracy diagnosis study conducted with 58 women attended in Family Health Units (FHU). We used a tracking scale for Postpartum Depression to identify the defining characteristics of the referred diagnosis. We calculated sensitivity, specificity measu...
Aim: To investigate the “ineffective role performance” nursing diagnosis in postpartum women at family health centers. Method: A descriptive study was carried out in cities in interior Pernambuco, with a sample of 51 postpartum women. The component elements of the diagnostic presented were identified through the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale - PDSS. Results: We identified ineffective role performance in...