Validation of the nursing diagnosis anxiety in adult patients undergoing bone marrow transplant.

Purpose: To validate the nursing diagnosis anxiety as experienced by adult patients undergoing bone marrow transplant (BMT).

Methods: Using a descriptive, longitudinal design, data were collected on the first day of conditioning, 25 days later, and 100 days post-transplant. Study tools included the State/Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), the Graphic Anxiety Scale (GAS), and the Defining Characteristics Tool (DCT).