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SUBMITTER: Morandi A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3498536 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Morandi Alessandro A McCurley Jessica J Vasilevskis Eduard E EE Fick Donna M DM Bellelli Giuseppe G Lee Patricia P Jackson James C JC Shenkin Susan D SD Marcotrabucchi Schnelle John J Inouye Sharon K SK Ely E Wesley EW MacLullich Alasdair A
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 20121005 11
<h4>Objectives</h4>To identify valid tools to diagnose delirium superimposed on dementia.<h4>Design</h4>Systematic review of studies of delirium tools that explicitly included individuals with dementia.<h4>Setting</h4>Hospital.<h4>Participants</h4>Studies were included if delirium assessment tools were validated against standard criteria, and the presence of dementia was assessed according to standard criteria that used validated instruments.<h4>Measurements</h4>PubMed, Embase, and Web of Scienc ...[more]