Measures for the Core Outcome Set for Research Evaluating Interventions to Prevent and/or Treat Delirium in Critically Ill Adults: An International Consensus Study (Del-COrS).

ABSTRACT: To gain consensus on measurement methods for outcomes (delirium occurrence, severity, time to resolution, mortality, health-related quality of life [HrQoL], emotional distress including anxiety, depression, acute stress, and post-traumatic stress disorder, and cognition) of our Core Outcome Set (COS) for trials of interventions to prevent and/or treat delirium in critically ill adults.

Design

International consensus process.

Setting

Three virtual meetings (April 2021).

Patients/subjects

Critical illness survivors/family, clinicians, and researchers from six Countries.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

Measures (selected based on instrument validity, existing recommendations, and feasibility) and measurement time horizons were discussed. Pa

SUBMITTER: Rose L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10072315 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature