Development of the Japanese version of the Intensive Care Unit Trigger Tool to detect adverse events in critically ill patients.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The Intensive Care Unit Trigger Tool (ICUTT) was developed to detect adverse events (AEs) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Japanese version of the ICUTT (ICUTT-J).

Methods

The translation of ICUTT was carried out based on the guideline for translation of instruments. Subsequently, two review teams independently reviewed 50 patients' medical records using the ICUTT-J, and agreement regarding the presence and number of AEs was evaluated to ensure reliability.

Results

The ICUTT-J was submitted to the authors of the original ICUTT, who confirmed it as being equivalent to the original version. The item-content validity index and scale-content validity index were 1.00 and 1.00, respecti

SUBMITTER: Aikawa G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8218996 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature