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. 2015 Sep 28;10:1537–1546. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S87383
DOSS (Delirium Observation Screening Scale)
1 Dozes during conversation or activities
2 Easily gets distracted by stimuli from the environment
3 Maintains attention to conversation or answer
4 Does not finish question answer
5 Gives answers which do not fit the question
6 Reacts slowly to instructions
7 Thinks to be somewhere else
8 Knows which part of the day it is
9 Remembers recent event
10 Is picking, disorderly, restless
11 Pulls intravenous tubes, feeding tubes, catheter
12 Is easy or sudden emotional
13 Additive or visual hallucinations

Notes: If present, 1 point. Rate three times per day.