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Table 3 Key definitions

From: The delirium and population health informatics cohort study protocol: ascertaining the determinants and outcomes from delirium in a whole population

Delirium: DSM-IV

Duration: Days in delirium, determined by consensus of all data obtained: direct assessment, informant interview, hospital and community clinical records.

Severity: Serial Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale (MDAS) scores associated with each delirium episode.

Aetiology: Principal precipitating causes (infective/inflammatory; pharmacological; metabolic; other), determined by consensus of all data obtained.

Cognitive function: Modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS-m) score.

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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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