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Screening in delirium: A pilot study of two screening tools, the S imple Q uery for E asy E valuation of C onsciousness and S imple Q uestion in D elirium
Author(s) -
Lin HuiShan,
Eeles Eamonn,
Pandy Shaun,
Pinsker Donna,
Brasch Cecily,
Yerkovich Stephanie
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
australasian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 1440-6381
DOI - 10.1111/ajag.12216
Subject(s) - delirium , predictive value , medicine , valuation (finance) , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , finance , economics
Aim Delirium is poorly recognised and inadequately treated in medical settings. This research aimed to determine the psychometric properties of a newly developed tool, SQeeC against another emergent instrument, SQiD , in the screening of delirium. Methods The SQeeC was administered to 100 patients and SQiD administered to their informants in the general medical wards of a G eneral H ospital. Data were compared with the reference standard geriatric consultant assessment of delirium. Results Compared with the reference standard, the SQeeC was found to have a sensitivity of 83% (95% CI 52–98%) and a specificity of 81% (95% CI 72–89%) with a negative predictive value of 97% (95% CI 90–100%) while the SQiD was found to have a sensitivity of 77% (95% CI 56–91%), a specificity of 51% (95% CI 37–64%) and a negative predictive value of 83% (95% CI 66–93%). Conclusion The SQeeC and SQiD are simple and time efficient screening tools with encouraging psychometric properties.