Open AccessTranslation and validation of the Tibetan confusion assessment method for the intensive care unit
Author(s) -
Quzhen Danzeng,
Na Cui,
Hao Wang,
Wenjun Pan,
Yun Long,
Yangzong Deji,
Ze Cheng,
Zhengru Ren
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chinese medical journal/chinese medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2542-5641
pISSN - 0366-6999
DOI - 10.1097/cm9.0000000000000168
Subject(s) - delirium , inter rater reliability , intensive care unit , medicine , confusion , intensive care , predictive value , criterion validity , validity , emergency medicine , nursing , intensive care medicine , psychology , psychometrics , construct validity , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , rating scale , psychoanalysis , patient satisfaction
At present, there is no available delirium translated assessment method for 3.3 million Tibetans. This study aimed to provide a method for delirium assessment for Tibetan patients speaking this language by validating a translation of the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU).