@article{ref1,
title="The Chinese Mandarin version of the Crisis Triage Rating Scale for Taiwanese with mental illness to compulsory hospitalization",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2021",
author="Ting, Shuo-Yen and Lan, Tsuo-Hung and Shen, Lih-Jong and Lin, Chun-Yuan and Lee, Shih-Kai and Ma, Wei-Fen",
volume="18",
number="24",
pages="e13393-e13393",
abstract="BACKGROUND: A controversial issue of the need to protect human rights and ensure public safety still remains a conflict in Taiwan. The purpose of this study was to translate the Crisis Triage Rating Scale to Chinese Mandarin (CMCTRS). <br><br>METHOD: A cross-sectional design with convenient sampling was employed in this study. The CMCTRS was tested on 302 Taiwanese individuals with mental illness who were admitted to the emergency room (ER) of a psychiatric center. A higher score indicated a greater need for mandatory psychiatric admission. Psychiatrists rated the patients' status according to three scale criteria and six action plans of recommendations. <br><br>RESULTS: Five specialists evaluated the content validity index to be 0.8. A total of 210 participants (69.5%) were deemed suitable for compulsory hospitalization or admission for observation in ER. The optimal cut-off score was 8, with a Youden Index of 1.46, a sensitivity of 0.748, and a specificity of 0.712 in deciding the need for hospitalization or observation. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The CMCTRS exhibited an acceptable criterion validity with psychiatrists in a population of 302 patients at the ER of a psychiatric center. A cut-off point of 8 is recommended for determining hospitalization or a minimum 24 h stay at emergency for observation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph182413392",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413392"
}