Screening and Assessment Tools for Measuring Delirium in Patients with Cancer in Hospice and Palliative Care: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study reviewed screening and assessment tools that are used to measure delirium in patients with cancer in hospice and palliative care settings and examined their psychometric properties.

Methods

Four databases were searched for studies using related search terms (delirium, tools, palliative care, cancer, and others). The inclusion criteria were a) studies that included screening/assessment tools for measuring delirium in cancer patients receiving hospice/palliative care, and b) studies published in English or Korean. The exclusion criteria were a) studies that were conducted in an intensive care setting, and b) case studies, qualitative studies, systematic reviews, or meta-analyses.

Results

Out of the 81 studies identified, only 10 examined the psychomet

SUBMITTER: Yang EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10180070 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature