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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Treat Rev. 2012 Sep 6;39(1):10.1016/j.ctrv.2012.08.001. doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2012.08.001

Table 1.

Incidence of delirium in advanced cancer patients

	Incidence (No.)	Sample size (No.)	Study design	Diagnostic tool	Admitted health setting
Chun-Kai F et al.¹³	46.9% (107)	228	prospective	DRS	Hospice and palliative care
Kim SY et al.¹⁴	30.2% (33)	108	prospective	CAM	Palliative care
Gaudreau JD et al.¹⁵	30.0% (31)	107	prospective	Nu-DESC	Oncology unit
Gagnon P et al.¹⁶	6.2% (N/A)	2515	prospective	CRS	Palliative care
Weckmann M¹⁷	38.6% (17)	44	retrospective	N/A	Academic medical center
Lawlor P et al.¹⁸	68.3% (71)	104	prospective	MDAS	Palliative care
Gagnon P et al.¹⁹	32.8% (21)	64	prospective	CAM	Hospice

CAM, Confusion Assessment Method; DRS, Delirium Rating Scale; MDAS, Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale; Nu-DESC, Nursing Delirium Screening Scale; N/A, Not Available; CRS, Confusion Rating Scale