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Confusion assessment method: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy

Overview of attention for article published in Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, September 2013
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Title
Confusion assessment method: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy
Published in
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, September 2013
DOI 10.2147/ndt.s49520
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Qiyun Shi, Laura Warren, Gustavo Saposnik, Joy C MacDermid

Abstract

Delirium is common in the early stages of hospitalization for a variety of acute and chronic diseases. To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of two delirium screening tools, the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) and the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU). We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PsychInfo for relevant articles published in English up to March 2013. We compared two screening tools to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV criteria. Two reviewers independently assessed studies to determine their eligibility, validity, and quality. Sensitivity and specificity were calculated using a bivariate model. Twenty-two studies (n = 2,442 patients) met the inclusion criteria. All studies demonstrated that these two scales can be administered within ten minutes, by trained clinical or research staff. The pooled sensitivities and specificity for CAM were 82% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 69%-91%) and 99% (95% CI: 87%-100%), and 81% (95% CI: 57%-93%) and 98% (95% CI: 86%-100%) for CAM-ICU, respectively. Both CAM and CAM-ICU are validated instruments for the diagnosis of delirium in a variety of medical settings. However, CAM and CAM-ICU both present higher specificity than sensitivity. Therefore, the use of these tools should not replace clinical judgment.

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Country Count As %
United States 1 <1%
Denmark 1 <1%
Brazil 1 <1%
Unknown 151 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 23 15%
Researcher 21 14%
Student > Doctoral Student 15 10%
Student > Postgraduate 13 8%
Student > Bachelor 12 8%
Other 37 24%
Unknown 33 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 70 45%
Nursing and Health Professions 21 14%
Psychology 9 6%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 5 3%
Engineering 3 2%
Other 11 7%
Unknown 35 23%
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#3,560,742
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#525
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