Development and psychometric evaluation of the delirium detection and management scale for pediatric intensive care...

This research was conducted to develop the Delirium Detect and Management Scale for Pediatric Intensive Care Nurses and investigate its Psychometric Properties.

This methodological study was conducted with pediatric intensive care nurses between January 20 and February 20, 2025. Two hundred thirteen pediatric intensive care nurses were included in the study. The "Nurse Identification Form" and "Delirium Detection and Management Scale for Pediatric Intensive Care Nurses" were used in the study. The scale's content validity, explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha, item-total correlation, and split-half analysis were used in the psychometric analysis.

Cronbach's alpha analysis, item-total score correlation methods, and explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis were used in data evaluation. The scale consists of 19 items and three sub-dimensions. In both explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis, all factor loadings were found to be more than 0.30. In the confirmatory factor analysis, all fit indices were determined to be more than 0.80, and the RMSEA value was less than 0.08. Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the entire scale and subscales were 0.93, 0.89, 0.84, and 0.82, respectively. The scale is a practical and reliable clinical tool that helps nurses obtain accurate, consistent, and meaningful patient data.

Findings indicated that the developed scale is a valid and reliable tool.

Determining the in-service training needs of pediatric intensive care nurses regarding delirium, developing their delirium-related care competencies, and increasing the quality of patient care can be achieved.