Validation of the Delirium Diagnostic Tool-Provisional (DDT-Pro) With Medical Inpatients and Comparison With the Confusion Assessment Method Algorithm.

CONCLUSIONS: The DDT-Pro had high validity and reliability in provisional delirium diagnosis by physicians and nonexpert clinicians, although further validation is warranted before widespread use can be recommended. PMID: 31662094 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31662094?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences - October 31, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Tags: J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci Source Type: research