Validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) for the detection of delirium in the elderly

Validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) for the detection of delirium in the elderly

This study has tested the validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM), a diagnostic assessment instrument for delirium developed by Inouye et al. (1990). The sample was formed by 100 patients with 60 and more years of age, admitted at the emergency ser...

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Main Authors: Renato Moraes Alves Fabbri, Marcos Aurélio Moreira, Regiane Garrido, Oswaldo Pereira Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2001-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
delirium
elderly
emergency service
validity
CAM
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2001000200004&tlng=en

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