Psychometric Properties of Turkish Versions of Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Questionnaire and Healthy Aging Brain Care Monitor Self-Report for Evaluating Post-Intensive Care Syndrome

BACKGROUND/AIMS Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) is frequently undertreated because of the complexity of its three domains and the need for different assessment tools. There is a need for clinical tools that can assess all PICS domains simultaneously and within a short period of time. This study aimed to determine the psychometric properties of the Turkish versions of the Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Questionnaire (PICSQ-T) and Healthy Aging Brain Care Monitor Self-Report (HABC-M-T).MATERIALS AND METHODS This methodological study included 157 intensive care unit patients. The data were collected via telephone two weeks after patient discharge. Data collection tools included the Patient Characteristic Form, the PICSQ-T, the HABC-M-T, and the standardized external scales Pfeiffer's Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (cognitive domain), the Barthel Index (physical domain), and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (mental domain).RESULTS The content validity indices of both scales were greater than 0.80 at the item and scale levels. According to confirmatory factor analysis, the 18-item PICSQ-T and 27-item HABC-M-T had good fit indices, and the factor loadings of the items of these scales were above 0.30. The scales showed a significant correlation with the standard scales corresponding to the three domains of PICS. Cronbach's alpha values were 0.94 for the PICSQ-T and 0.96 for the HABC-M-T. Test-retest analysis results were 0.84 for the PICSQ-T and 0.89 for the HABC-M-T.CONCLUSION The results show that the PICSQ-T and HABC-M-T, which are highly valid and reliable, may be easily used to screen for PICS.