Well-being and sense of security of intubated patients in intensive care units: a patient co-constructed dedicated scale
Authors' conclusion
The final scale provides a practical measure of patient well-being in ICUs and is usable in real time at the bedside.
Study context
- Population
- Intubated intensive care unit (ICU) patients305 scale administrations
- Participants
- 84 patients
- Outcome
- Development of a scale assessing well-being and safety in real time among intubated patients
Methodological detailssystematic review, focus groups, Delphi methodology, multicentre cohort validation, Scale translated into English
- Systematic review
- Focus groups
- Delphi methodology
- Multicentre cohort validation
- Scale translated into English
Performance
As reported in the abstract
Scale development and validation
- Systematic review included articles
- 137
- Focus groups: former patients
- 23
- Focus groups: relatives
- 5
- Initial pragmatic bedside tool, items
- 6
- Items removed after psychometric analysis
- two
Original publication
Well-being and sense of security of intubated patients in intensive care units: a patient co-constructed dedicated scale. Crit Care. Published 7 March 2026. doi:10.
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