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

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 year...

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Published in:Age Ageing
Main Authors: O’Sullivan, Dawn, Brady, Noeleen, Manning, Edmund, O’Shea, Emma, O’Grady, Síle, O ‘Regan, Niamh, Timmons, Suzanne
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5860384/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28985260
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afx149
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