Screening for Delirium Using Family Caregivers: Convergent Validity of the Family Confusion Assessment Method and Interviewer‐Rated Confusion Assessment Method
2012/10/05 by Melinda R. Steis, Lois K. Evans, Lois Evans +6 · 26 citations
Medicine · Health Professions · Psychology · #Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders #Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units #Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
paper · doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04200.x
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: 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.
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