Translation and cultural adaptation of the Greek version of the confusion assessment method diagnostic algorithm and the nursing delirium screening scale and their inter-rater reliability: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The lack of standardized tools limits the diagnosis οf postoperative delirium (POD) in the Greek population. Our aim was the translation and the cultural adaptation of the confusion assessment method (CAM) diagnostic algorithm and the nursing delirium screening scale (nu-DESC) in the Greek surgical population, and the determination of their inter-rater reliability.

Methods

After Ethical approval and registration as a clinical trial (NCT04154176), a prospective cohort study was conducted in the Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Larissa, Greece. Patients at least 60 years old, undergoing elective non-cardiac surgery, under general anesthesia were included.

Results

Data from 60 patients, 180 records in total, were analyzed. There was an "almost per

SUBMITTER: Ntalouka MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7733361 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature