Delirium screening in an acute geriatric ward by nurses using 4AT: results from a quality improvement project.

Marius MyrstadLeiv O WatneNina T JohnsenEmma Børs-LindBjørn E Neerland

Published in: European geriatric medicine (2019)

Patients admitted to the acute geriatric ward had a high prevalence of delirium. The sensitivity of the 4AT performed by nurses for delirium was lower than in previous studies where it was undertaken by experienced geriatricians or delirium researchers.

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