Table 1.
Criteria and scoring for considered scales
| Criteria and scoring | NEECHAM | Nu-DESC | DOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context: 1 = Acute care environment 0 = other |
1 | 1 | 1 |
| Assessor: 1 = non-expert 0 = expert (e.g. physician) |
1 | 1 | 1 |
| Amount of patients under assessment 2 = over 150 1 = 100–150 0 = under 100 |
2 | 2 | 2 |
| Usability 2 = short, incl. filling and scoring instructions 1 = long, incl. filling and scoring instructions 0 = long or no instructions |
1 | 2 | 1 |
| Process of development based on: 2 = DSM-III/ IV and is reported 1 = other and is reported 0 = no report of development |
1 Delphi panel, correlates with DSM-III-R |
2 | 2 |
| Correlation validity: correlation to the DSM-criteria 2 = r >0.60 1 = 0.40 < r < 0.60 0 = r < 0.40 or not reported |
1 0.70, 0.543 |
2 0.714 |
0 not reported |
| Concurrent validity: Correlation to the comparison scale 2 = r > 0.60 1 = 0.40 < r < 0.60 0 = r < 0.40 or not reported |
2 0.87 MMSE1,3 |
2 0.67 MDAS2,4 |
2 0.63 CAM5 0.79 MMSE1,5 |
| Discriminant validity: 1 = appropriately discriminates confusion from non-confusion 0 = no discrimination or not reported |
1 sensitivity 1.06 specificity .876 |
1 sensitivity .864 specificity .874 |
1 sensitivity .896 specificity .886 |
| Internal Consistency: Cronbach’s α 2 = 0.70 < α < 0.90 1 = α > 0.9 or 0.60 < α < 0.70 0 = α < 0.60 or not reported |
2 0.903 |
0 not reported |
1 0.935 |
| Interrater reliability: Cohen’s κ 2 = > 0.8 1 = 0.6 < κ < 0.8 0 = < 0.6 or not reported |
1 0.653 |
2 0.894 |
0 not reported |
| Amount of validation to other languages 2 = 2 or over 1 = 1 0 = none or not mentioned |
2 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 17 | 11 |