Screening for Delirium Using Family Caregivers: Convergent Validity of the Family Confusion Assessment Method and Interviewer-Rated Confusion Assessment Method
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Screening for Delirium Using Family Caregivers: Convergent Validity of the Family Confusion Assessment Method and Interviewer-Rated Confusion Assessment Method
| Title: | Screening for Delirium Using Family Caregivers: Convergent Validity of the Family Confusion Assessment Method and Interviewer-Rated Confusion Assessment Method |
| Author: |
Steis, Melinda R.; Evans, Lois; Hirschman, Karen B.; Hanlon, Alexandra; Fick, Donna M.; Flanagan, Nina; Inouye, Sharon
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| Citation: | Steis, Melinda R., Lois Evans, Karen B. Hirschman, Alexandra Hanlon, Donna M. Fick, Nina Flanagan, and Sharon K. Inouye. 2012. “Screening for Delirium Using Family Caregivers: Convergent Validity of the Family Confusion Assessment Method and Interviewer-Rated Confusion Assessment Method.” Journal of American Geriatrics Society 60 (11): 2121-2126. doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04200.x. |
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| Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To explore agreement between the Family Confusion Assessment Method (FAM-CAM) for delirium identification and interviewer-rated CAM delirium ratings.
DESIGN: Exploratory analysis of agreement. SETTING: Community. PARTICIPANTS: Fifty-two family caregivers and 52 elderly adults with preexisting impairment according to standardized cognitive testing. MEASUREMENTS: The interviewer-rating for delirium was determined by fulfillment of the CAM algorithm RESULTS: The total sample included 52 paired CAM:FAM-CAM assessments completed across 52 dyads of elderly adults with preexisting cognitive impairment and family caregivers. The point prevalence of delirium was 13% (7/52). Characteristics did not differ significantly between the groups with and without delirium. The FAM-CAM questions that mapped directly to the original four-item CAM algorithm had the best overall agreement with the interviewer-rated CAM (kappa = 0.85, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.65-1.0), sensitivity of 88% (95% CI = 47-99%), and specificity of 98% (95% CI = 86-100%). CONCLUSION: The FAM-CAM is a sensitive screening tool for detection of delirium in elderly adults with cognitive impairment using family caregivers, with relevance for research and clinical practice. |
| Published Version: | doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04200.x |
| Other Sources: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23039310 |
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