Abstract
Standardization of Full Outline of Unresponsiveness Scale to Assess the Level of Consciousness of the Patients Hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit in Iran
Highlights
Background and ObjectivesThe Full Outline of Un-Responsiveness (FOUR) scale is a tool to assess the consciousness level in patients admitted to the Intensive Care Units (ICU)
This study aimed to evaluate the standardization of the FOUR scale to assess the consciousness level of the patients based on demographic characteristics in the Iranian population
The Area under the ROC Curve value in predicting in-hospital mortality for the FOUR scale was 0.491 (P=0.910 and 95% CI: 0.338-0.645), while it was obtained at 0.527 (P=0.725 and 95% CI: 0.374-0.679) for the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
Summary
The Full Outline of Un-Responsiveness (FOUR) scale is a tool to assess the consciousness level in patients admitted to the Intensive Care Units (ICU). The validity and reliability of this scale can be affected by distorting factors, such as social, cultural, biological, and physiological conditions. This study aimed to evaluate the standardization of the FOUR scale to assess the consciousness level of the patients based on demographic characteristics in the Iranian population
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