Delirium Mental and Behavioural Disorders Delirium, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
The original English version of the FAM-CAM was translated and culturally adapted to French for Quebec, Canada with the method suggested by Sousa and Rojjanasrirat (2011). The process included obtaini
double forward and backward translations
expert committee decision making and assessment of degree of clarity of the translated version by members of the population. Following this a validation study was performed using the French FAM-CAM. T
Sponsors
Montreal Heart Institute Research Center
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. The family caregiver had to identify as a family caregiver (spouse, child, other family, friend) of an inpatient 2. Report having regular contact before hospitalization (= once a week). In the literature, this frequency of interaction was considered sufficient for the family member to report the usual cognitive and functional state of the patient, a knowledge necessary to be able to identify changes (Martins et al., 2014; Steis et al., 2012) 3. Have visited the patient at the hospital at least twice 4. Have the capacity to provide informed consent 5. 18 years old or older 6. Understand and read French 7. The hospitalized patient had to have the ability to provide informed consent or have a legal representative if their cognitive functioning was altered and present a stable clinical condition, allowing the evaluation of delirium using a questionnaire such as FAMCAM
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The sensitivity and specificity of the French FAM-CAM compared with the reference standard (medical diagnosis according to DSM-5 criteria) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The sensitivity and specificity of the French FAM-CAM compared with delirium defined from a set of keywords associated with delirium (encephalopathy, confusion, agitation, hallucination, somnolence, haldol [Puelle et al., 2015]) and with scores on the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) 2. The FAMCAM’s predictive value compared with the reference standard using a ROC curve 3. The reliability of the FAM-CAM compared with the CAM | — |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed