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Objectives <p>Causes of delirium are often multiple in older people and a significant number of them are missed at the initial assessment. We wanted to develop a checklist to help clinicians to systematically screen for the most frequent and important causes of delirium in this population.</p> Methods <p>Three investigators, based on previous studies, drafted three possible checklist base models, comprising 18–29 items. A panel of 12 experts voted to choose one of the models, and then followed a modified Delphi consensus method to review each item and further develop the checklist. The consensus checklist was then tested in a small group of patients. The target population was older patients with delirium arriving to the emergency department or to a medical hospital ward.</p> Results <p>The longest of the three drafts was unanimously chosen by the panel. After three rounds, a consensus was reached and a final checklist agreed. It is composed by 27 items organized in five groups of causes: infections, hydro-electrolytic disturbances, drugs, acute neurological conditions, and other acute diseases. A pilot study conducted by 15 physicians in 21 consecutive patients showed that the checklist was easy to complete, quick (mean 4&#xa0;min) and most clinicians, though it helped them through the initial diagnostic work.</p> Conclusions <p>We have developed and pilot tested a checklist for screening for acute precipitants of delirium in older patients, aimed to facilitate early recognition and treatment of the multiple causes that often coexists in this population.</p>

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Development of a checklist for systematic screening of precipitating factors in older patients admitted to hospital with delirium

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    2025年4月20日

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  • Carmelo Lafuente-Lafuente,
  • Evany Heinichen Candia,
  • Eric Pautas,
  • Yonathan Freund,
  • Bruno Oquendo,
  • Joël Belmin,
  • Laura Arfaoui,
  • Jacques Boddaert,
  • Quentin Delannoy,
  • Zineb Kacher,
  • Christel Oasi,
  • Elena Paillaud,
  • Sylvie Pariel,
  • Marc Verny

摘要

Objectives

Causes of delirium are often multiple in older people and a significant number of them are missed at the initial assessment. We wanted to develop a checklist to help clinicians to systematically screen for the most frequent and important causes of delirium in this population.

Methods

Three investigators, based on previous studies, drafted three possible checklist base models, comprising 18–29 items. A panel of 12 experts voted to choose one of the models, and then followed a modified Delphi consensus method to review each item and further develop the checklist. The consensus checklist was then tested in a small group of patients. The target population was older patients with delirium arriving to the emergency department or to a medical hospital ward.

Results

The longest of the three drafts was unanimously chosen by the panel. After three rounds, a consensus was reached and a final checklist agreed. It is composed by 27 items organized in five groups of causes: infections, hydro-electrolytic disturbances, drugs, acute neurological conditions, and other acute diseases. A pilot study conducted by 15 physicians in 21 consecutive patients showed that the checklist was easy to complete, quick (mean 4 min) and most clinicians, though it helped them through the initial diagnostic work.

Conclusions

We have developed and pilot tested a checklist for screening for acute precipitants of delirium in older patients, aimed to facilitate early recognition and treatment of the multiple causes that often coexists in this population.