Self-neglect: a proposed new NANDA diagnosis
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- DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-618X.2006.00018.x
Self-neglect: a proposed new NANDA diagnosis
Abstract
Purpose: To propose a new NANDA diagnosis, self-neglect.
Data sources: Research studies and literature published from a variety of disciplines including nursing as well as primary research.
Data syntheses: This diagnosis can be used to describe a constellation of self-care problems of varying severity and impact on the health and well-being of people who self-neglect. Included are two subtypes of self-neglect based on the degree of intentionality. Clarification of self-neglect is long overdue because self-neglect presents conceptual, identification, and intervention problems for nurses, healthcare workers, and for medicolegal systems across settings and in many countries.
Conclusion: The proposed diagnosis, self-neglect, fills a gap in current standardized terminology. This diagnosis will contribute significantly to nurses leading the way in the explication of an interdisciplinary and international health concern. PRACTICE AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS: Developing self-neglect as a recognized nursing label is vital to clinicians and policy makers within and across countries. Appreciating less serious/non-life-threatening presentations will give nurses a care perspective to improve the health and well-being of those in earlier stages of self-neglect. Definitions for this phenomenon will contribute to care planning and interventions, leading to consistency in practice and research.
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