Abstract:Objectives: to adapt and validate an instrument for classifying adult patients that emphasizes the family support network in the demand for nursing care. Methods: methodological study, carried out in three phases: adaptation of an instrument considering the reality of adult patients; content validation with seven experts and assessment of measurement properties (construct validity and internal consistency) with 781 hospitalized patients. Results: in content validation, the indicators reached the values estab… Show more
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