Delirium
Conditions
Keywords
delirium, monitoring
Brief summary
70 children (based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria described above) admitted in PICU will be daily assessed by two nurses (inter-evaluator agreement) using the Italian version of CAPD scale administered twice at a distance of 2 minutes (intra-evaluator agreement).
Detailed description
The psychometric validation study will take place in the PICU of the Hospital of Padua. CAPD translation and cultural adaptation was developed within the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit of the Federico II Polyclinic. In this study we aim to perform the psychometric validation. 70 children (based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria described above) admitted in PICU will be daily assessed by two nurses (inter-evaluator agreement) using the Italian version of CAPD scale administered twice at a distance of 2 minutes (intra-evaluator agreement). The score will be recorded in a data collection card, all the cards will be collected and then analyzed.
Interventions
Two nurses will apply CAPD scale. One nurse will repeat the CAPD evaluation two minutes later
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* PICU admission * Comfort Behavioral Score \> 11
Exclusion criteria
* use of neuromuscular blocking agents at the moment of CAPD evaluation * Comfort Behavioral Score \< 11
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| inter-evaluator agreement | 1 hour during PICU stay | CAPD evaluation by two operators |
| intra-evaluator agreement | 2 minutes during PICU stay | CAPD evaluation by two operators |
Countries
Italy