Attention! A good bedside test for delirium?

2014106 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Niamh O’Regan · University College Cork

Dan Ryan · University College Cork

Eve Boland · Cork University Hospital

Warren Connolly · Cork University Hospital

Ciara McGlade · University College Cork

Maeve Leonard · University of Limerick

Josie Clare ·

Abstract

Our results suggest that simple attention tests may be useful in delirium screening. MOTYB used alone was the most accurate screening test in older people.

Topics & Keywords

Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Anesthesia and Sedative Agents Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

Volume 85, Issue 10, pp. 1122-1131

DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2013-307053

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