This study will conduct qualitative interviews to provide evidence for the content validity and comprehension of existing physician-reported measures of sedation levels of children receiving anesthesia to facilitate a diagnostic or surgical procedure. Information gained from this study will inform the use of the measure in studies that are part of the PTN.
The primary objective of this study is to assess the content validity and physician understanding of the Pediatric Sedation State Scale (PSSS) and the University of Michigan Sedation Scale (UMSS) via cognitive interviewing methods. Qualitative Interviewers will conduct 1 hour, phone-based cognitive interviews with clinicians to assess physicians' comprehension of items and response options on clinician reported pediatric sedation scales and clinician evaluation of the relevance of the scale to capture sedation levels.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
35
Imperial Building, Duke School of Medicine, Department of Population Health Sciences Office Space
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Number of providers who expressed they agreed that all medically important levels of sedation are captured by the Pediatric Sedation State Scale and University of Michigan Sedation Scale as measured by a qualitative interview
A 1 hour qualitative interview will be completed and coded to assess the quality of the measures being assessed.
Time frame: 1 hour
Number of providers who expressed they understood individual sedation levels specified on the Pediatric Sedation State Scale and University of Michigan Sedation Scale as measured by a qualitative interview
A 1 hour qualitative interview will be completed and coded to assess the quality of the measures being assessed.
Time frame: 1 hour
Number of providers who expressed they understood how to complete the Pediatric Sedation State Scale and University of Michigan Sedation Scale with provided instructions as measured by a qualitative interview
A 1 hour qualitative interview will be completed and coded to assess the quality of the measures being assessed. The Pediatric Sedation State Scale requires that a physician choose a level from 1 - 5 that corresponds to the patient's sedation level. The University of Michigan Sedation Scale requires that a physician choose a sedation level from 1 - 4 that corresponds to the patient's sedation level. The scales will not be completed by clinicians and will not be scored. The content of the qualitative interview is the "measure". The scales are not the measure in this study.
Time frame: 1 hour
Number of providers who expressed any difficulty with comprehension of any of the text contained in the Pediatric Sedation State Scale or University of Michigan Sedation Scale as measured by a qualitative interview
A 1 hour qualitative interview will be completed and coded to assess the quality of the measures being assessed. The Pediatric Sedation State Scale requires that a physician choose a level from 1 - 5 that corresponds to the patient's sedation level. The University of Michigan Sedation Scale requires that a physician choose a sedation level from 1 - 4 that corresponds to the patient's sedation level. The scales will not be completed by clinicians and will not be scored. The content of the qualitative interview is the "measure". The scales are not the measure in this study.
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Time frame: 1 hour