Validity and reliability of a novel Color-Risk Psychiatric Triage in a psychiatric emergency department

BMC Psychiatry

Table 2 Second phase outcomes: validation of CRPT (n = 158)

Second phase outcomes concurrent validity^a	CRPT₁ color/risk	CRPT₁ score	CRPT₂ color/risk	CRPT₂ score	CTRS dangerousness^b	CTRS support	CTRS cooperativeness	Total CTRS	Discharge	Suicide risk
CRPT₁ color/risk		.835	.525	.832	.635	.476	.499	.646	.499	-.353
CRPT₁ score	.835		.575	.982	.683	.542	.533	.704	.437	-.371
CRPT₂ color/risk	.525	.575		.556	.402	.367	.375	.462	.248	-1.60
CRPT₂ score	.832	.982	.556		.703	.561	.544	.732	.445	-.368
CTRS dangerousness	.635	.683	.402	.703		.636	.455	.834	.393	-.528
CTRS support	.476	.542	.367	.561	.636		.533	.845	.311	-.420
CTRS cooperativeness	.499	.533	.375	.544	.455	.533		.814	.446	-.394
Total CTRS	.646	.704	.462	.732	.834	.845	.814		.470	-.528
Predictive validity
Discharge	.449	.437	.248	.445	.393	.311	.446	.470		-.494
Suicide risk	-.353	-.371	-.160	-.368	-.528	-.420	-,394	-.528	-.494

It’s shown each Spearman’s rho coefficient of standardized CRPT assessment (CRPT₁) with a simultaneous Color-Risk Psyhciatric Triage (CRPT₂) and a Crisis Triage Rating Scale (CTRS) assessment, which were assessed by a researcher. CRTS scores was broken down by CTRS domains (Dangerousness, Support and Cooperativeness), and Overall CTRS score (3-15). In order to test predictive validity, discharge and suicidal risk were correlated with each CRPT and CRTS level/risk. CRPT: Color-Risk Psychiatric Triage. CTRS: Crisis and Triage Rating Scale (Bengersdolf et al, 1984)
^aAll correlations had <0.0001 of statistical significance
^bDue to its risk inherent evaluation, Dangerousness was considered the most significative subdomain of CTRS for the measurement of concurrent validity of CRPT

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