Delirium in nursing homes and long-term care facilities: findings of a scoping review of detection tools.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The detection of delirium among residents in nursing homes (NH) and long-term care (LTC) facilities remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms with dementia, limited staff training, and variability in assessment tools. This scoping review aimed to identify delirium detection tools and their properties as used for research purposes in these settings.

Methods

The methodology was guided by Arksey and O'Malley and Levac et al. Medline, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched for original research studies.

Results

A total of 58 studies met the inclusion criteria, with most conducted in the USA (37.9%) and Europe. We identified 25 delirium detection tools, with the Co

SUBMITTER: Mansutti I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12743713 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature