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Psychometric evaluation of the family caregiver ICU delirium knowledge questionnaire

BACKGROUND: Delirium is a common condition in critically ill patients, affecting nearly half of all patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). Family caregivers of critically ill patients can be partners in the early recognition, prevention and management of delirium provided they are aware...

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Autores principales: Krewulak, Karla D., Bull, Margaret J., Ely, E. Wesley, Stelfox, Henry T., Fiest, Kirsten M.
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Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7023729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32059716
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-4892-5
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author Krewulak, Karla D.
Bull, Margaret J.
Ely, E. Wesley
Stelfox, Henry T.
Fiest, Kirsten M.
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Bull, Margaret J.
Ely, E. Wesley
Stelfox, Henry T.
Fiest, Kirsten M.
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description BACKGROUND: Delirium is a common condition in critically ill patients, affecting nearly half of all patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). Family caregivers of critically ill patients can be partners in the early recognition, prevention and management of delirium provided they are aware of the signs/symptoms and appropriate non-pharmacological strategies that might be taken. Valid, reliable instruments that assess family caregiver knowledge are essential so that nurses can prepare family caregivers to be effective partners. The purpose of the current study was to (a) adapt an existing caregiver delirium knowledge questionnaire (CDKQ) for use by nurses to measure a family caregiver’s delirium knowledge in the ICU; and (b) examine the psychometric properties and structure of the adapted Caregiver ICU Delirium Knowledge Questionnaire (CIDKQ). METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, a multidisciplinary team developed the 21-item CIDKQ (possible score range: 0–21) and administered it to 158 family caregivers of critically ill patients. Descriptive statistics were examined for all variables. The CIDKQ was analyzed for face validity, content validity, reliability and internal consistency. RESULTS: The mean CIDKQ score was 14.1 (SD: 3.5, range = 2 to 21). Path analysis revealed that a family caregiver’s delirium knowledge in the actions and symptoms dimensions had a direct effect on knowledge of delirium risk factors. The CIDKQ was found to have face validity and reliability (Cronbach’s α = 0.79). CONCLUSIONS: The findings indicated good validity and reliability of the CIDKQ as a measure of ICU delirium knowledge in family caregivers of critically ill patients.
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spelling pubmed-70237292020-02-20 Psychometric evaluation of the family caregiver ICU delirium knowledge questionnaire Krewulak, Karla D. Bull, Margaret J. Ely, E. Wesley Stelfox, Henry T. Fiest, Kirsten M. BMC Health Serv Res Research Article BACKGROUND: Delirium is a common condition in critically ill patients, affecting nearly half of all patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). Family caregivers of critically ill patients can be partners in the early recognition, prevention and management of delirium provided they are aware of the signs/symptoms and appropriate non-pharmacological strategies that might be taken. Valid, reliable instruments that assess family caregiver knowledge are essential so that nurses can prepare family caregivers to be effective partners. The purpose of the current study was to (a) adapt an existing caregiver delirium knowledge questionnaire (CDKQ) for use by nurses to measure a family caregiver’s delirium knowledge in the ICU; and (b) examine the psychometric properties and structure of the adapted Caregiver ICU Delirium Knowledge Questionnaire (CIDKQ). METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, a multidisciplinary team developed the 21-item CIDKQ (possible score range: 0–21) and administered it to 158 family caregivers of critically ill patients. Descriptive statistics were examined for all variables. The CIDKQ was analyzed for face validity, content validity, reliability and internal consistency. RESULTS: The mean CIDKQ score was 14.1 (SD: 3.5, range = 2 to 21). Path analysis revealed that a family caregiver’s delirium knowledge in the actions and symptoms dimensions had a direct effect on knowledge of delirium risk factors. The CIDKQ was found to have face validity and reliability (Cronbach’s α = 0.79). CONCLUSIONS: The findings indicated good validity and reliability of the CIDKQ as a measure of ICU delirium knowledge in family caregivers of critically ill patients. BioMed Central 2020-02-14 /pmc/articles/PMC7023729/ /pubmed/32059716 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-4892-5 Text en © The Author(s). 2020 Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
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Ely, E. Wesley
Stelfox, Henry T.
Fiest, Kirsten M.
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title_sort psychometric evaluation of the family caregiver icu delirium knowledge questionnaire
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7023729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32059716
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-4892-5
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