A short delirium caregiver questionnaire for triage of elderly outpatients with cognitive impairment: a development and test accuracy study

• Published in: International psychogeriatrics Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 31 - 37
• Main Authors: Luijendijk, Hendrika J., Quispel-Aggenbach, Daisy W. P., Stroomer-van Wijk, Anne J. M., Meijerink-Blom, Agnes H., van Walbeek, Annemiek, Zuidema, Sytse U.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Accuracy; Aged; Caregivers; Clinics; Cognitive ability; Cognitive development; Cognitive Dysfunction - diagnosis; Cognitive impairment; Delirium; Delirium - diagnosis; Dementia; Geriatric Assessment; Geriatric psychiatry; Hallucinations; Hospitalization; Humans; Medical diagnosis; Medical personnel; Medical screening; Memory; Nursing homes; Older people; Original; Original Research Article; Outpatients; Patients; Questionnaires; Sleep disorders; Statistical analysis; Surveys and Questionnaires; Triage; Netherlands; screening; questionnaire; caregiver; diagnosis; instrument; telephone; triage; delirium

Delirium is often missed in older outpatients. Caregivers can give valuable information that might improve identification rates. The aim of this study was to develop a short and sensitive delirium caregiver questionnaire (DCQ) for triage of elderly outpatients with cognitive impairment by telephone....