The confusion assessment method: A systematic review of current usage

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 823-830

  Wei, Leslie A ^a,b   Fearing, Michael A ^b,c   Sternberg, Eliezer J ^d   Inouye, Sharon K ^b,c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confusion Assessment Method; Delirium; Dementia; Older persons; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALGORITHM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; CONFUSION; CONFUSION ASSESSMENT METHOD; DELIRIUM; LANGUAGE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 43249127769     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01674.x     Document Type: Review

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