The Withdrawal Assessment Tool to identify iatrogenic withdrawal symptoms in critically ill paediatric patients: A COSMIN systematic review of measurement properties.

Marco Zaccagnini Rebecca Ataman Mika Laura Nonoyama

Published in: Journal of evaluation in clinical practice (2021)

The results of this review indicate that the WAT-1 is a precise, easy to use measure of IWS in critically ill children despite some measurement property inconsistencies and gaps in the publication record. More information is required to support its content validity, responsiveness, internal consistency, cross-cultural validity, and interpretability.

Keyphrases

systematic review
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
intensive care unit
young adults
emergency department
prognostic factors
meta analyses
physical activity