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Review of Research Instruments and Techniques Used to Detect Delirium

Year: 1991

Type: article

Abstract: Over the past several decades, numerous investigators have studied the syndrome of delirium. Researchers have relied on a number of different case finding methods to detect the syndrome. This paper provides an overview of instruments used in studies of delirium. We assess the validity and reliability of these instruments and compare the advantages and disadvantages of the different methods. We then present the rationale for the development of the Delirium Symptom Interview, an instrument constructed for use in the Commonwealth-Harvard Study of delirium in elderly hospitalized patients.

Source: International Psychogeriatrics

DOI: 10.1017/s1041610291000716

Authors: Sue Levkoff, Benjamin Liptzin, Paul Cleary, Catherine H. Reilly, Denis Evans

Institutions: Harvard University, Tufts University, Baystate Medical Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Rush University Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders

Subfield: Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,500