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Eeles E, Tronstad O, Teodorczuk A, Flaws D, Fraser JF, Dissanayaka N. Face and content validity of a mobile delirium screening tool adapted for use in the medical setting (eDIS-MED): Welcome to the machine. Australas J Ageing 2024; 43:415-419. [PMID: 38415380 DOI: 10.1111/ajag.13288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Following a user-centred redesign and refinement process of an electronic delirium screening tool (eDIS-MED), further accuracy assessment was performed prior to anticipated testing in the clinical setting. METHODS Content validity of each of the existing questions was evaluated by an expert group in the domains of clarity, relevance and importance. Questions with a Content Validity Index (CVI) <0.80 were reviewed by the development group for potential revision. Items with CVI <0.70 were discarded. Next, face validity of the entirety of the tests was conducted and readability measured. RESULTS A panel of five clinical experts evaluated the test battery comprising eDIS-MED. The content validity process endorsed 61 items. The overall scale CVI was 0.92. Eighty-eight per cent of the responses with regard to question relevancy, usefulness and appropriateness were positive. The questions were deemed fifth grade level and very easy to read. CONCLUSIONS A revised electronic screening tool was shown to be accurate according to an expert group. A clinical validation study is planned.
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Affiliation(s)
- Eamonn Eeles
- Internal Medicine Services, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Northside Clinical School, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - Oystein Tronstad
- Physiotherapy department, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - Andrew Teodorczuk
- Northside Clinical School, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- The Prince Charles Hospital, Metro North Mental Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
- School of Nursing, QUT, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - Dylan Flaws
- Northside Clinical School, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Department of Mental Health, Caboolture Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - John F Fraser
- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
| | - Nadeeka Dissanayaka
- UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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