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Table 3 Screening for delirium in patients at the acute geriatric ward

From: The protocol of the Oslo Study of Clonidine in Elderly Patients with Delirium; LUCID: a randomised placebo-controlled trial

  

Yes

No

Screening

SQiD

â–¡

â–¡

Drowsiness

â–¡

â–¡

Cannot recite months backwards (unable to reach July)

â–¡

â–¡

Cannot recite all the weekdays backwards

â–¡

â–¡

Staff suspect delirium

â–¡

â–¡

Ascertainment of delirium or subsyndromal delirium

If Yes in any box, do diagnostic procedure (DSM-5), Table 4

Inclusion

All DSM-5 criteria (delirium) or subsyndromal delirium → can be included

If the patient meets all the inclusion criteria, the patient will be included