Letter to the Editor: Correction About the Nursing Delirium Screening Scale in Response to: “A Study of the Psychometric Properties of the “Stanford Proxy Test for Delirium” (S-PTD): A New Screening Tool for the Detection of Delirium”

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 856-857
Author(s):  
Pierre Gagnon ◽  
Jean-David Gaudreau ◽  
Marc-André Roy ◽  
Joanie Le Moignan Moreau
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
Letter To The Editor ◽  
Nursing Delirium Screening Scale ◽  
Screening Scale

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of Nursing Delirium Screening Scale in Patients admitted to Intensive Care Units

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 680-684
Author(s):  
Mehdi Heidarzadeh ◽  
Zohreh Amirajam ◽  
Elham Asadi-Noran ◽  
Behnam Molaei ◽  
Vahid Adiban ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Nursing Delirium Screening Scale ◽  
Screening Scale

The Colorado Cognitive Assessment (CoCA): Development of an Advanced Neuropsychological Screening Tool

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashita S. Gurnani ◽  
Shayne S.-H. Lin ◽  
Brandon E Gavett
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Screening Tests ◽  
Cognitive Screening ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Factor Analysis Model

Objective: The Colorado Cognitive Assessment (CoCA) was designed to improve upon existing screening tests in a number of ways, including enhanced psychometric properties and minimization of bias across diverse groups. This paper describes the initial validation study of the CoCA, which seeks to describe the test; demonstrate its construct validity; measurement invariance to age, education, sex, and mood symptoms; and compare it to the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). Method: Participants included 151 older adults (MAge = 71.21, SD = 8.05) who were administered the CoCA, MoCA, Judgment test from the Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (NAB), 15-item version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), and 10-item version of the Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS-10). Results: A single factor confirmatory factor analysis model of the CoCA fit the data well, CFI = 0.955; RMSEA = 0.033. The CoCA’s internal consistency reliability was .84, compared to .74 for the MoCA. The CoCA had stronger disattenuated correlations with the MoCA (r = .79) and NAB Judgment (r = .47) and weaker correlations with the GDS-15 (r = -.36) and GAS-10 (r = -.15), supporting its construct validity. Finally, when analyzed using multiple indicators, multiple causes (MIMIC) modeling, the CoCA showed no evidence of measurement non-invariance, unlike the MoCA. Conclusions: These results provide initial evidence to suggest that the CoCA is a valid cognitive screening tool that offers numerous advantages over the MoCA, including superior psychometric properties and measurement non-invariance. Additional validation and normative studies are warranted.

Psychometric Properties of a DSM-5-Based Screening Tool for Women's Perceptions of Premenstrual Symptoms

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412097969
Author(s):  
Meghan A. Richards ◽  
Kirsten A. Oinonen
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Premenstrual Symptom ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Premenstrual Symptoms ◽  
Screening Measure ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Symptom Screening ◽  
Women’S Perceptions

A premenstrual screening tool is needed when time constraints and attrition limit the feasibility of daily ratings. The present study examines the utility of a novel, 33-item, retrospective, dimensional, DSM-5-based, screening measure developed to explore women’s perceptions of premenstrual symptomatology. This is the first measure that examines perception of impairment for each DSM-5 symptom and assesses the frequency criterion. Participants (N = 331) reported symptoms ranging from none to a level consistent with a provisional DSM-5 diagnosis of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). Initial psychometric properties indicated a five-factor structure: (1) affective symptoms; (2) fatigue, sleep, and anhedonia; (3) symptom frequency; (4) impairment and severity of appetite change and physical symptoms; and (5) difficulty concentrating. The total symptom scale and the frequency, severity, and impairment subscales demonstrated high internal consistency. Strong correlations between this dimensional measure and other retrospective and prospective premenstrual symptom measures suggest strong convergent, concurrent, and predictive validity. Premenstrual symptom groups created using this screening measure (minimal, mild/moderate, severe) differed on other retrospective and prospective measures of premenstrual symptoms. There was evidence of divergent validity and lack of an acquiescence bias. We also report data describing women’s perceptions of the frequency, level of impairment, and level of severity for each DSM-5 PMDD symptom over a 12-month period and discuss implications for future research on premenstrual phenomenology. Initial evidence for the reliability and construct validity of this symptom screening measure suggests potential value for assessing premenstrual symptomatology in research and practice.

Letter to the Editor Regarding "Diagnostic Accuracy of a Bedside Screening Tool for Dysphagia”

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 105653
Author(s):  
Massimiliano Toscano ◽  
Alessandro Viganò ◽  
Tommaso B. Jannini ◽  
Marco Ruggiero ◽  
Angela Comanducci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
Letter To The Editor

scholarly journals Νοσηλευτική προσέγγιση ασθενών με delirium μετά από καρδιοχειρουργική επέμβαση

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ηλίας Τσαγγαλάς
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Nursing Delirium Screening Scale ◽  
Screening Scale

Το οξύ μετεγχειρητικό οργανικό ψυχοσύνδρομο (delirium) αποτελεί συχνή επιπλοκή μετά από καρδιοχειρουργικές επεμβάσεις. Χαρακτηρίζεται από αποπροσανατολισμό του ασθενούς, συχνότερα στη Μονάδα Εντατικής Θεραπείας, ως προς τον χώρο και το χρόνο, πολλές φορές συνοδευόμενο από επιθετική ή αυτοκαταστροφική συμπεριφορά. Σκοπός της παρούσης μελέτης είναι η έρευνα της επίδρασης-αποτελεσματικότητας συγκεκριμένων νοσηλευτικών παρεμβάσεων στην αντιμετώπιση του παραληρήματος.Υλικό και Μέθοδος. Συμπεριλάβαμε στη μελέτη 47 ασθενείς που εμφάνισαν delirium επί συνόλου 184 ασθενών που συνολικά υποβλήθηκαν σε μείζονα καρδιοχειρουργική επέμβαση (CABG, AVR, MVR, συνδυασμένες επεμβάσεις, Ανεύρυσμα και Διαχωρισμός Θωρακικής Αορτής) την αντίστοιχη περίοδο, διάρκειας 18 μηνών. Οι ασθενείς ελέγχθηκαν ως προς το σύνδρομο με τις κλίμακες CAM -ICU (Confusement Assessment Method for Intensive Care Unit) και Nu DeSc (Nursing Delirium Screening Scale). Στη συνέχεια χωρίστηκαν σε τέσσερις ομάδες: μία ομάδα ελέγχου χωρίς επιπλέον παρεμβάσεις, μία ομάδα στην οποία δόθηκε στους ασθενείς δυνατότητα για ακρόαση μουσικής για 20 λεπτά δύο φορές την ημέρα, μία ομάδα στην οποία εφαρμόστηκε επιπλέον πρόγραμμα φυσικοθεραπείας, και τέλος, μία ομάδα με δυνατότητα δύο επιπλέον επισκέψεων διαρκείας εικοσαλέπτου από οικείους, ημερησίως.Αποτελέσματα. Στη μελέτη συμμετείχαν 152 (83%) άνδρες και 32 (17%) γυναίκες. Ο μέσος όρος ηλικίας και των δύο φύλων χωρίς delirium ήταν 61.55±7.9 ετών και με delirium ήταν 68.97±8.1 ετών. Οι ασθενείς στους οποίους εφαρμόστηκαν υποστηρικτικές παρεμβάσεις είχαν βελτιωμένη συμπεριφορά ως προς το delirium με βάση τα αποτελέσματα στις κλίμακες μετρήσεως. Πιο συγκεκριμένα, οι ασθενείς με την ακρόαση μουσικής πριν την παρέμβαση είχαν μέσο όρο σε score 4.8±0.7 και μετά την παρέμβαση score 3.2±0.4 με (p< 0.01). Αυτοί της ομάδας φυσικοθεραπείας είχαν μέσο όρο σε score 4.7±0.6 και μετά την παρέμβαση score 3.6±0.4 με (p< 0.05). Τέλος αυτοί με τη δυνατότητα επιπλέον επισκεπτηρίου είχαν μέσο όρο σε score 5±0.7 και μετά την παρέμβαση score μέσο όρο 4.0±0.5 με (p< 0.05). Η διάρκεια του παραληρήματος υπήρξε πολύ μικρότερη στις ομάδες παρέμβασης σε σύγκριση με την ομάδα ελέγχου που δεν έλαβε παρέμβασης (32 ± 3, ± 36 4 και 38 ± 4 vs 48 ± 9 ώρες αντίστοιχα).Συμπεράσματα. Οι υποστηρικτικές, μη φαρμακευτικής φύσεως παρεμβάσεις, βοηθούν στη βελτίωση της εικόνας των ασθενών με delirium μετά από καρδιοχειρουργικές επεμβάσεις

Validation of the Swedish version of the Nursing Delirium Screening Scale used in patients 70 years and older undergoing cardiac surgery

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (19-20) ◽  
pp. 2858-2866 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Claesson Lingehall ◽  
Nina Smulter ◽  
Karl Gunnar Engström ◽  
Yngve Gustafson ◽  
Birgitta Olofsson
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Surgery ◽  
Swedish Version ◽  
Nursing Delirium Screening Scale ◽  
Screening Scale

Delirium Assessment Tools for Use in Critically Ill Adults: A Psychometric Analysis and Systematic Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Céline Gélinas ◽  
Mélanie Bérubé ◽  
Annie Chevrier ◽  
Brenda T. Pun ◽  
E. Wesley Ely ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Cognitive Test ◽  
Delirium Assessment ◽  
Nursing Delirium Screening Scale ◽  
Detection Score ◽  
Critically Ill Adults ◽  
Ill Adults

BACKGROUNDDelirium is highly prevalent in critically ill patients. Its detection with valid tools is crucial.OBJECTIVETo analyze the development and psychometric properties of delirium assessment tools for critically ill adults.METHODSDatabases were searched to identify relevant studies. Inclusion criteria were English language, publication before January 2015, 30 or more patients, and patient population of critically ill adults (&gt;18 years old). Search terms were delirium, scales, critically ill patients, adult, validity, and reliability. Thirty-six manuscripts were identified, encompassing 5 delirium assessment tools (Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU), Cognitive Test for Delirium, Delirium Detection Score, Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC), and Nursing Delirium Screening Scale). Two independent reviewers analyzed the psychometric properties of these tools by using a standardized scoring system (range, 0–20) to assess the tool development process, reliability, validity, feasibility, and implementation of each tool.RESULTSPsychometric properties were very good for the CAM-ICU (19.6) and the ICDSC (19.2), moderate for the Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (13.6), low for the Delirium Detection Score (11.2), and very low for the Cognitive Test for Delirium (8.2).CONCLUSIONSThe results indicate that the CAM-ICU and the ICDSC are the most valid and reliable delirium assessment tools for critically ill adults. Additional studies are needed to further validate these tools in critically ill patients with neurological disorders and those at various levels of sedation or consciousness.

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