The 4 ‘A’s test for detecting delirium in acute medical patients: a diagnostic accuracy study
Background: Delirium is a common and serious neuropsychiatric syndrome, usually triggered by illness or drugs. It remains underdetected. One reason for this is a lack of brief, pragmatic assessment tools. The 4 ‘A’s test (Arousal, Attention, Abbreviated Mental Test – 4, Acute change) (4AT) is a scre...
Main Authors: | Alasdair MJ MacLullich, Susan D Shenkin, Steve Goodacre, Mary Godfrey, Janet Hanley, Antaine Stíobhairt, Elizabeth Lavender, Julia Boyd, Jacqueline Stephen, Christopher Weir, Allan MacRaild, Jill Steven, Polly Black, Katharina Diernberger, Peter Hall, Zoë Tieges, Christopher Fox, Atul Anand, John Young, Najma Siddiqi, Alasdair Gray |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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NIHR Journals Library
2019-08-01
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Series: | Health Technology Assessment |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3310/hta23400 |
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