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MacLullich AMJ, Shenkin SD, Goodacre S, et al. The 4 ‘A’s test for detecting delirium in acute medical patients: a diagnostic accuracy study. Southampton (UK): NIHR Journals Library; 2019 Aug. (Health Technology Assessment, No. 23.40.)

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Appendix 4Survey B: assessment tools used and the frequency of use among respondents

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Survey B: assessment tools used and the frequency of use among respondents

ToolProportion used by, % (n)Frequency of use, median rank (IQR)
4AT100 (90/90)1 (1–1)
CAM67.78 (61/90)2 (2–3)
DOS33.33 (30/60)3.5 (3–4)
CAM-ICU32.22 (29/90)3 (2–3)
DRS/DRS-R9827.78 (25/90)5 (4–5)
NU-DESC20.00 (18/90)6 (6–7)
Respondent-specified tools
 SQUID(2)
 MDAS(1)
 In-house tool(1)

CAM-ICU, Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU; DOS, Delirium Observation Scale; DRS, Delirium Rating Scale; MDAS, Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale; NU-DESC, Nursing Delirium Scale; SQUID, Single Question in Delirium.

All estimates are shown as % (proportion) of the total responses for each tool. Rank of 1 = used most often. Ranking for delirium screening tools ranged from 1 to 8. ‘Respondent-specified tools’ are tools that were not listed in the survey as response options but were specified by participants in an open-text field that followed the question. Accurate percentages and ranks could not be generated for these tools.

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