A prospective observational study to investigate utility of the Delirium Observational Screening Scale (DOSS) to detect delirium in care home residents | Zendy

Elizabeth Teale | Zendy; Theresa Munyombwe | Zendy; Josien Schuurmans | Zendy; Najma Siddiqi | Zendy; John Young | Zendy

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A prospective observational study to investigate utility of the Delirium Observational Screening Scale (DOSS) to detect delirium in care home residents

Author(s) -

Elizabeth Teale,

Theresa Munyombwe,

Josien Schuurmans,

Najma Siddiqi,

John Young

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afx155

Subject(s) - delirium , observational study , medicine , odds ratio , dementia , prospective cohort study , confusion , confidence interval , aged care , odds , nursing homes , positive predicative value , psychiatry , emergency medicine , gerontology , logistic regression , predictive value , psychology , nursing , disease , psychoanalysis

care home residents are particularly at risk of delirium due to high prevalence of dementia. The Delirium Observation Screening Scale (DOSS) identifies behavioural changes associated delirium onset that nursing staff are uniquely placed to recognise. We tested the psychometric properties of the DOSS in UK care homes compared with the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM).

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