title: "Between the fixed and the changing": examining and comparing reliability and validity of 3 sedation-agitation measuring scales.
abstract: The goal of the study was to compare the reliability and validity of 3 Sedation Agitation Scale. Two nurses and a physician conducted 130 observations simultaneously. They found an excellent interrater reliability in the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (r>0.86), and high correlations between the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale and the Sedation Agitation Scale and Visual Analog Scale scales (r=0.92, r=0.85). The research findings will help to assert Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale as a daily assessment tool in the intensive care unit, and it will pave the way for construction a sedation protocol according to the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale level.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Research Unit, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zriffin, Be'er-Yaakov, Israel. rasinm@asaf.health.gov.il
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rassin
authors.forename: Ronit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sruyah
authors.forename: Ayelet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kahalon
authors.forename: Reut
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naveh
authors.forename: Irit
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nicar
authors.forename: Dina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Silner
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015588:Observer Variation; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014175:Translating