Open AccessDelirium Burden in Patients and Family Caregivers: Development and Testing of New Instruments
Author(s) -
Annie M. Racine,
Madeline L D'Aquila,
Eva M. Schmitt,
J. Roswell Gallagher,
Edward R. Marcantonio,
Richard N. Jones,
Sharon K. Inouye,
Dena SchulmanGreen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the gerontologist/the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/gny041
Subject(s) - delirium , cronbach's alpha , distress , medicine , prospective cohort study , caregiver burden , construct validity , cohort , psychiatry , psychology , clinical psychology , psychometrics , dementia , disease
Delirium creates distinct emotional distress in patients and family caregivers, yet there are limited tools to assess the experience. Our objective was to develop separate patient and family caregiver delirium burden instruments and to test their content and construct validity.