Way C, Segatore M
School of Nursing, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada.
J Neurosci Nurs. 1994 Oct;26(5):278-87. doi: 10.1097/01376517-199410000-00005.
The purpose of this study was to test a neurological assessment instrument (NAI), used to assess neurological function in adults with acute brain lesions. Instrument items were designed to reflect different aspects of neurological function and assess consciousness along the arousal/awareness continuum as described by Plum and Posner. Content of the NAI was validated by 10 neuroscience expert physicians, nurses and speech pathologists. Reliability was tested with one pair of raters on 39 neurologically stable patients with acute brain lesions. Based on preliminary findings, the critical preliminary steps have been taken towards establishing a reliable and valid instrument with the potential of improving the assessment of neurological function in patients with acute brain lesions.
本研究的目的是测试一种神经学评估工具（NAI），该工具用于评估患有急性脑损伤的成年人的神经功能。工具项目旨在反映神经功能的不同方面，并按照Plum和Posner所描述的，沿着觉醒/意识连续体评估意识。NAI的内容由10位神经科学专家、医生、护士和言语病理学家进行了验证。对39名患有急性脑损伤且神经功能稳定的患者，由一对评估者测试了该工具的可靠性。基于初步研究结果，已经朝着建立一种可靠且有效的工具迈出了关键的初步步骤，该工具具有改善急性脑损伤患者神经功能评估的潜力。
