Delirium diagnosis defined by cluster analysis of symptoms versus diagnosis by DSM and ICD criteria: diagnostic accuracy study

• Published in: BMC psychiatry Vol. 16; no. 167; p. 167
• Main Authors: Sepulveda, Esteban, Franco, José G., Trzepacz, Paula T., Gaviria, Ana M., Meagher, David J., Palma, José, Viñuelas, Eva, Grau, Imma, Vilella, Elisabet, de Pablo, Joan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 26.05.2016; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Accuracy; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analysis; Cluster Analysis; Comorbidity; Cross-Sectional Studies; Delirium; Delirium - diagnosis; Dementia; Diagnosis; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Female; Genotype & phenotype; Hospitalization; Hospitals; Humans; International Classification of Diseases; Male; Patients; Phenomenology; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Psychiatry; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Statistical analysis; Surveys and Questionnaires; United Kingdom; Cluster analysis; Delirium; International classification of diseases; Discriminant analysis; Sensitivity and specificity; Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders; Delirium rating scale-revised-98; Reliability; Dementia

Information on validity and reliability of delirium criteria is necessary for clinicians, researchers, and further developments of DSM or ICD. We compare four DSM and ICD delirium diagnostic criteria versions, which were developed by consensus of experts, with a phenomenology-based natural diagnosis...