Cultural and linguistic validation of the Italian version of the intensive care delirium screening checklist.
The purposes of this study were to identify the most suitable rating scale for the diagnosis of delirium in the Italian setting and to develop and validate an Italian version of a delirium screening checklist. The findings are reported.
Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria della Misericordia Perugia, A.C.U.T.I.(Intensive Care Unit) S. Andrea delle Fratte (PG), Perugia, Italy 06156. giustigiando@libero.it
Giusti
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Gian Domenico
Federica
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Piergentili
D057189:Checklist; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D003469:Culture; D003693:Delirium / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007802:Language; D015203:Reproducibility of Results