The Validity of the Thai Version of the Confusion Assessment Method

The Validity and Reliability of Thai Version of the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM -ICU)

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01267630

Enrollment

Registered

2010-12-28

Start date

2011-01-31

Completion date

2011-11-30

Last updated

2011-06-23

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Conditions

Delirium

Keywords

Delirium of Mixed Origin, Subacute Delirium, Mental Disorders, Organic, Organic Brain Syndrome, Nonpsychotic, Organic Mental Disorders, Organic Mental Disorders, Psychotic, Psychoses, Traumatic, Cognition Disorder, Confusion state, Disorientation

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the validity and reliability of the Thai version of the Confusion Assessment Method for the intensive care (CAM-ICU) in the elderly and the prevalence of delirium in elderly.

Detailed description

The incidence of delirium in intensive care unit varied between 20 and 80% depending on many factors such as types of study, diagnostic tools, severity of patients.The occurrence of delirium is common in elderly patients. However, the prevalence of delirium in the intensive care has not been reported in Thailand. There is no common tool used for detecting delirium in Thai ICU. Currently, CAM-ICU has been developed for nonpsychiatric physician and other health care professionals to detect delirium. The sensitivity and specificity of CAM-ICU was 91-93% and 89-100% respectively. In addition, it has been translated to many version to diagnose deliriums for all over the world. In Thailand, there is no common tool used for detecting delirium in ICU. The use of CAM-ICU may be useful in Thai ICU settings.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

55 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* age ≥ 55 years old

Exclusion criteria

* Severe visual or auditory impairment * Comatose or moribund patients * Unable to communicate with Thai language

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Sensitivity and Specificity of Thai version of the CAM-ICU for diagnosis of ICU delirium	within 48 hours after admission

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The prevalence of elderly delirium patients in intensive care unit	within 48 hours after ICU admission

Countries

Thailand

Outcome results