PURPOSE: To analyze the frequency of the nursing diagnosis disturbed thought processes (DTP) (00130) in a sample of psychiatric and psychogeriatric patients in medium- and long-term units and to describe those factors associated with its presence. METHODS: A secondary analysis of the data obtained in a multicentric and cross-sectional study developed in Spain was undertaken. FINDINGS: The total sample was 624 patients, from which 39.4% (n = 246) had the nursing diagnosis DTP. A statistically significant relationship between the presence of DTP and different variables was found. CONCLUSIONS: The nursing diagnosis DTP is very frequent among psychiatric and psychogeriatric institutionalized patients. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Patients with DTP may require a more complex nursing attention as its presence is associated with specific care needs.
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