Validation of the 6-Item Cognitive Impairment Test and the 4AT test for combined delirium and dementia screening in older Emergency Department attendees.

ABSTRACT:

Background

screening for cognitive impairment in Emergency Department (ED) requires short, reliable tools.

Objective

to validate the 4AT and 6-Item Cognitive Impairment Test (6-CIT) for ED dementia and delirium screening.

Design

diagnostic accuracy study.

Setting/subjects

attendees aged ≥70 years in a tertiary care hospital's ED.

Methods

trained researchers assessed participants using the Standardised Mini Mental State Examination, Delirium Rating Scale-Revised 98 and Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly, informing ultimate expert diagnosis using Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) criteria for dementia and delirium (reference standards). Another researcher blindly screened each participant, within 3 h, us

SUBMITTER: O'Sullivan D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5860384 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature