Assessing delirium in cancer patients. The Italian versions of the delirium rating scale and the memorial delirium assessment scale

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 59-68

  Grassi, Luigi ^a   Caraceni, Augusto ^b   Beltrami, Elisabetta ^b   Borreani, Claudia ^b   Zamorani, Maria ^a   Maltoni, Marco ^c,d   Monti, Massimo ^c,d   Luzzani, Massimo ^e   Mercadante, Sebastiano ^f   De Conno, Franco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Pierantoni   (Italy)

^d Polyclinic Hospital   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^f SAMOT Onlus   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Delirium; Delirium Rating Scale (DRS); Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale (MDAS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DELIRIUM; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; RATING SCALE;

AGED; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0035121523     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(00)00241-4     Document Type: Article

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