Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Measurement Properties of the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium Scale: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis‐Based Study
Authors' conclusion
The Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium scale's first three items are a more valid and reliable measure of emergence delirium than its original five items.
Study context
- Population
- Children under 7 years undergoing adenoidectomy, with or without additional tonsillotomy or minor procedures
- Participants
- 350 participants
- Outcome
- Measurement properties of the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium scale (latent structure and cutoff scores)
Methodological detailsconfirmatory factor analysis, ROC curve analysis
- Confirmatory factor analysis
- ROC curve analysis
Performance
As reported in the abstract
Ordinal alpha, ED-specific behaviors
0.98
Ordinal omega, ED-specific behaviors
0.96
Tentative cutoff scores for ED-specific behaviors (ROC analyses)
≥ 6 and ≥ 8
Original publication
Measurement Properties of the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium Scale: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis‐Based Study. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 29 November 2024. doi:10.
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