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Tailoring A Treatment Fidelity Framework For An Intensive Care Unit Clinical Trial, Linda L. Chlan, Jill L. Guttormson, Kay Savik
Tailoring A Treatment Fidelity Framework For An Intensive Care Unit Clinical Trial, Linda L. Chlan, Jill L. Guttormson, Kay Savik
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
Background:
Treatment fidelity (TF) refers to methodological strategies and practices used to monitor and enhance the reliability and validity of behavioral interventions. Treatment fidelity monitoring enhances internal and external validity and is needed for study replication and generalizability.
Objectives:
The aim of this study was to describe the implementation, monitoring, and impact of TF in an intensive-care-unit-based clinical trial testing music for anxiety self-management with mechanically ventilated patients.
Method:
Development of the criteria was based on the Five-Component Treatment Fidelity Framework from the Treatment Fidelity Workgroup. Descriptive statistics were used to evaluate adherence rates to the key TF criteria and …