Susan Shenkin
Delirium detection in older acute medical inpatients: a multicentre prospective comparative diagnostic test accuracy study of the 4AT and the Confusion Assessment Method
Shenkin, Susan; Fox, Christopher; Godfrey, Mary; Siddiqi, Najma; Goodacre, Steve; Young, John; Anand, Atul; Gray, Alasdair; Hanley, Janet; MacRaild, Allan; Steven, Jill; Black, Polly; Tieges, Zo�; Boyd, Julia; Stephen, Jacqueline; Weir, Christopher; MacLullich, Alasdair
Authors
Christopher Fox
Mary Godfrey
Najma Siddiqi
Steve Goodacre
John Young
Atul Anand
Alasdair Gray
Dr Janet Hanley J.Hanley@napier.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Allan MacRaild
Jill Steven
Polly Black
Zo� Tieges
Julia Boyd
Jacqueline Stephen
Christopher Weir
Alasdair MacLullich
Abstract
Background:
Delirium affects >15% of hospitalised patients but is grossly underdetected, contributing to poor care. The 4 ‘A’s Test (4AT; www.the4AT.com) is a short delirium assessment tool designed for routine use without special training. The primary objective was to assess the accuracy of the 4AT for delirium detection. The secondary objective was to compare the 4AT with another commonly-used delirium assessment tool, the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM).
Methods:
This was a prospective diagnostic test accuracy study set in Emergency Departments or acute medical wards involving acute medical patients aged >=70. All those without acutely life-threatening illness or coma were eligible. Patients underwent (1) reference standard delirium assessment based on DSM-IV criteria and (2) were randomised to either the index test (4AT, scores 0-12; prespecified score of >3 considered positive) or the comparator (CAM; scored positive or negative), in a random order, using computer-generated pseudo random numbers, stratified by study site, with block allocation. Reference standard and 4AT or CAM assessments were performed by pairs of independent raters blinded to the results of the other assessment.
Results:
843 individuals were randomised: 21 withdrew, 3 lost contact, 32 indeterminate diagnosis, 2 missing outcome; 785 were included in the analysis. Mean age was 81.4 (SD 6.4) years. 12.1% (95/785) had delirium by reference 1 standard assessment, 14.3% (56/392) by 4AT, and 4.7% (18/384) by CAM. The 4AT had an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.90 (95% CI 0.84-0.96). The 4AT had a sensitivity of 76% (95% CI 61-87%) and a specificity of 94% (95% CI 92-97%). The CAM had a sensitivity of 40% (95% CI 26- 57%) and a specificity of 100% (95% CI 98-100%).
Conclusions:
The 4AT is a short, pragmatic tool which can help improving detection rates of delirium in routine clinical care.
Citation
Shenkin, S., Fox, C., Godfrey, M., Siddiqi, N., Goodacre, S., Young, J., Anand, A., Gray, A., Hanley, J., MacRaild, A., Steven, J., Black, P., Tieges, Z., Boyd, J., Stephen, J., Weir, C., & MacLullich, A. (2019). Delirium detection in older acute medical inpatients: a multicentre prospective comparative diagnostic test accuracy study of the 4AT and the Confusion Assessment Method. BMC Medicine, 17, Article 138. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1367-9
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jun 13, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Jul 24, 2019 |
Publication Date | Jul 24, 2019 |
Deposit Date | Jun 18, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Jul 24, 2019 |
Electronic ISSN | 1741-7015 |
Publisher | BMC |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 17 |
Article Number | 138 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1367-9 |
Keywords | Delirium; diagnostic test accuracy; 4AT; Confusion Assessment Method (CAM); sensitivity; specificity; hospital |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1890726 |
Contract Date | Jun 18, 2019 |
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