Validity, reliability and applicability of Portuguese versions of sedation-agitation scales among critically ill patients

Validity, reliability and applicability of Portuguese versions of sedation-agitation scales among critically ill patients

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Sedation scales are used to guide sedation protocols in intensive care units (ICUs). However, no sedation scale in Portuguese has ever been evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of Portuguese translations of four sedation-agitation scale...

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Main Authors: Antonio Paulo Nassar Junior, Ruy Camargo Pires Neto, Walquiria Barcelos de Figueiredo, Marcelo Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Patient monitoring
Sedatives
Psychomotor agitation
Critical care
Reliability and validity
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