Validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) for the detection of delirium in the elderly
This study has tested the validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM), a diagnostic assessment instrument for delirium developed by Inouye et al. (1990). The sample was formed by 100 patients with 60 and more years of age, admitted at the emergency ser...
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| author | Renato Moraes Alves Fabbri Marcos Aurélio Moreira Regiane Garrido Oswaldo Pereira Almeida |
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| description | This study has tested the validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM), a diagnostic assessment instrument for delirium developed by Inouye et al. (1990). The sample was formed by 100 patients with 60 and more years of age, admitted at the emergency service of Santa Casa de São Paulo, in the time periods between July and August, 1996, November and December, 1996 and February and March, 1997. The sensibility was 94.1% and specificity 96.4%. The assessors reliability in a sample of the 24 patients resulted in a kappa = 0.70. We have concluded that CAM is an adequate instrument to assess the presence of delirium, reliable to assess elderly patients at the emergency services. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-33d8453749034f4f8bb116f1762ea44f2022-12-21T17:34:37ZengAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272001-06-01592A17517910.1590/S0004-282X2001000200004Validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) for the detection of delirium in the elderlyRenato Moraes Alves Fabbri0Marcos Aurélio Moreira1Regiane Garrido2Oswaldo Pereira Almeida3Santa Casa Medical SchoolSanta Casa Medical SchoolSanta Casa Medical SchoolQueen Elisabeth II Medical CentreThis study has tested the validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM), a diagnostic assessment instrument for delirium developed by Inouye et al. (1990). The sample was formed by 100 patients with 60 and more years of age, admitted at the emergency service of Santa Casa de São Paulo, in the time periods between July and August, 1996, November and December, 1996 and February and March, 1997. The sensibility was 94.1% and specificity 96.4%. The assessors reliability in a sample of the 24 patients resulted in a kappa = 0.70. We have concluded that CAM is an adequate instrument to assess the presence of delirium, reliable to assess elderly patients at the emergency services.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2001000200004&tlng=endeliriumelderlyemergency servicevalidityCAM |
| spellingShingle | Renato Moraes Alves Fabbri Marcos Aurélio Moreira Regiane Garrido Oswaldo Pereira Almeida Validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) for the detection of delirium in the elderly Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria delirium elderly emergency service validity CAM |
| title | Validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) for the detection of delirium in the elderly |
| title_full | Validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) for the detection of delirium in the elderly |
| title_fullStr | Validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) for the detection of delirium in the elderly |
| title_full_unstemmed | Validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) for the detection of delirium in the elderly |
| title_short | Validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) for the detection of delirium in the elderly |
| title_sort | validity and reliability of the portuguese version of the confusion assessment method cam for the detection of delirium in the elderly |
| topic | delirium elderly emergency service validity CAM |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2001000200004&tlng=en |
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