A smartphone-based test for the assessment of attention deficits in delirium: A case-control diagnostic test accuracy study in older hospitalised patients.

<h4>Background</h4>Delirium is a common and serious acute neuropsychiatric syndrome which is often missed in routine clinical care. Inattention is the core cognitive feature. Diagnostic test accuracy (including cut-points) of a smartphone Delirium App (DelApp) for assessing attention def...

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Main Authors: Zoë Tieges, David J Stott, Robert Shaw, Elaine Tang, Lisa-Marie Rutter, Eva Nouzova, Nikki Duncan, Caoimhe Clarke, Christopher J Weir, Valentina Assi, Hannah Ensor, Jennifer H Barnett, Jonathan Evans, Samantha Green, Kirsty Hendry, Meigan Thomson, Jenny McKeever, Duncan G Middleton, Stuart Parks, Tim Walsh, Alexander J Weir, Elizabeth Wilson, Tara Quasim, Alasdair M J MacLullich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227471