Nurses' Assessment of Sedation of Patients With Mental Illness: Scale Development and Validation

The current study aimed to determine the reliability and validity of a tool for evaluating the sedation of patients with mental illness. A literature review and focus group interviews were used to develop the initial questionnaire. The scale was tested on a sample of 412 representative patients and...

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Published inJournal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services Vol. 58; no. 12; pp. 22 - 31
Main Authors Park, Kyungmi, Gang, Moonhee
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thorofare Slack, Inc 01.12.2020
SLACK INCORPORATED
Subjects
Anesthesia
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Conscious sedation
Data collection
Demographic aspects
Drugs
Evaluation
Interviews
Literature reviews
Medical research
Mental disorders
Mental health care
Mentally ill
Methods
Nurses
Nursing
Patients
Principal components analysis
Psychiatric-mental health nursing
Psychiatrists
Questionnaires
Sleep
Social research
Validity
South Korea
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Summary:The current study aimed to determine the reliability and validity of a tool for evaluating the sedation of patients with mental illness. A literature review and focus group interviews were used to develop the initial questionnaire. The scale was tested on a sample of 412 representative patients and analyzed using exploratory factor analysis, concurrent validity, and internal consistency. The final scale comprised 14 items across four factors related to sedation of patients with mental illness: arousal, affect, cognitive status, and physical performance. The scale has high sensitivity and specificity and can discriminate among levels of sedation for patients with mental illness. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 58(12), 22–31.]
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ISSN:0279-3695
1938-2413
DOI:10.3928/02793695-20200918-01