DIAGNÓSTICO DE ENFERMAGEM DISFUNÇÃO SEXUAL EM GESTANTES: UMA ANÁLISE DE ACURÁCIA NURSING DIAGNOSIS OF SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION IN PREGNANT WOMEN: AN ACCURACY ANALYSIS DIAGNÓSTICO DE ENFERMERÍA DISFUNCIÓN SEXUAL EN GESTANTES: UN ANÁLISIS DE EXACTITUD

This quantitative,cross-sectional study examined the accuracy of indicators for the nursing diagnosis of sexual dysfunction in pregnant women. A questionnaire based on the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association's defining characteristics and the Female Sexual Function Index was applied from July to September 2009. The sample comprised 52 women selected at a primary health care service in Fortaleza. A specialist made the diagnostic inferences. The diagnosis was present in 65.4% of the pregnant women, and most of the defining characteristics were statistically associated. The characteristic perceived limitations imposed by pregnancy was the most sensitive, while alterations in achieving perceived sex role,alterations in achieving sexual satisfaction, changes of interest in others and verbalization of problem were specific. The study results show that is important to make this diagnosis during