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. 1992 Jan-Mar;5(1):14-21.
doi: 10.1177/002383099200500103.

The delirium symptom interview: an interview for the detection of delirium symptoms in hospitalized patients

M S Albert  1 , S E Levkoff, C Reilly, B Liptzin, D Pilgrim, P D Cleary, D Evans, J W Rowe
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The delirium symptom interview: an interview for the detection of delirium symptoms in hospitalized patients

M S Albert et al. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 1992 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

To study delirium in hospitalized elderly, a delirium symptom interview (DSI) was developed by an interdisciplinary group of investigators. This interview was administered in an acute care hospital to 50 patients who were over the age of 65 years. Results from the interview were compared to assessments of major symptoms of delirium made independently by a neurologist and a psychiatrist. This interview had good validity and reliability. The sensitivity of the DSI was .90 and the specificity was .80, when compared with the clinical judgment of a psychiatrist and neurologist. Interrater reliability, using lay interviewers, was .90 for the detection of major symptoms of delirium. These results indicate that the DSI could be used by lay interviewers to assess reliably the symptoms of delirium.

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