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. 2020 Oct 3;50(1):105–112. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afaa183

Table 1.

Characteristics of included studies

Country Included in analysis (N) Period of recruitment Age Mean (sd)/median (IQR) Female (%) Indextest, (treshold) Reference standard, (treshold)
Cognitive impairment caused by delirium
Baten (2018) [44] Germany 288 2016 78 (74–82) 55 bCAM (test+) DSM-V
Bédard (2019) [35] Canada 313 2016 76.8 (7.5) 53 O3DY (>0) CAM
Fabbri (2001) [39] Brazil 100 1996–1997 73.8 (0.8) 48 CAM (test+) DSM-IV
Gagné (2018) [36] Canada 313 2016 76.8 (7.5) 52 4AT (≥4) CAM
Grossmann (2017) [38] Switzerland 286 2015 79.9 (72.4–86.7) 59 mRASS (≠ 0) DSM-IV-TR
Han (2013) [30] USA 406 2009–2012 73.5 (69–80) 50 DTS (test+) bCAM (test+) DSM-IV-TR
Han (2014) [31] USA 406 2009–2012 73.5 (69–80) 50 CAM-ICU (test+) DSM-IV-TR
Han (2015) [32] USA 406 2009–2012 73.5 (69–80) 50 RASS (≠ 0) DSM-IV-TR
Han (2018) [33] USA 406 2009–2012 73.5 (69–80) 50 SQ patient SQ surrogate DSM-IV-TR
Hasemann (2018) [45] Switzerland 286 2015 80.0 (72.2–86.8) 59 mCAM-ED (test+) DSM-IV-TR
Hasemann (2019) [37] Switzerland 286 2015 80.0 (72.2–86,8) 59 MOYB (> 0 error) DSM-IV-TR
Marra (2018) [34] USA 235 2010–2012 74 (69–79) 46 MOYB (> 0 error) DSM-IV-TR
Meeberg (2016) [40] Netherlands 53 2012 78.5 (6.9) 49 CAM-ICU (test+) DSM-IV-TR
Shenkin (2019) [52] UK 395 2015–2016 81 (77–86) 56 4AT (≥4) CAM (test+) DSM-IV
Cognitive impairment
Barbic (2018) [46] Canada 117 2016 81.9 (5.7) 45 O3DY (> 0 error) SBT (>4) MMSE (≤ 23)
Carpenter (2011) [47] USA 163 2009–2010 78 (8) 61 O3DY (> 0 error) SBT (≥ 4) BAS (<26) cAD8 (≥2) MMSE (≤ 23)
Carpenter (2011) [41] USA 319 2008–2009 76 (NA) 58 SIS (≥2) AD8 (≥ 2) MMSE (≤ 23)
Dyer (2016) [48] Ireland 196 2014 78.5 (5.9) 46 AMT4 (> 0 error) MMSE (≤ 26), CAM-ICU +
O’Sullivan (2017) [51] Ireland 419 2015 77 (NA) 51 6-CIT (≥10) 4AT (1–3) DSM-V
6-CIT (≥10)4AT (≥4) DSM-V
Schofield (2009) [49] UK 520 2007 77 (NA) NA AMT10 AMT4 MMSE (≤ 23)
Wilber (2005) [42] USA 75 2003 75.4 (6.6) 54 SIS (≤ 4) Mini-Cog (test+) MMSE (≤ 23)
Wilber (2008) [43] USA 352 2006–2007 77 (8) 63 SIS (≤ 4) MMSE (≤ 23)
Wilding (2016) [50] Canada 238 2010 81.9 (NA) 60 O3DY (≤ 3) AFT (<15) MMSE (≤ 24)

NA: not available; bCAM: brief Confusion Assessment Method; DSM: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; O3DY: Ottawa 3DY; CAM: Confusion Assessment Method; 4AT: 4 A’s Test; mRASS: modified Richmond Sedation Scale, DTS: Delirium Triage Screen; CAM-ICU: CAM-Intensive Care Unit; RASS: Richmond Sedation Scale; SQ: single question for delirium screen; mCAM-ED: modified CAM-Emergency Department; MOYB: Months Of the Year Backwards; SBT: Short Blessed Test; MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; BAS: Brief Alzheimer’s Screen; cAD8: caregiver Ascertain Dementia 8-item Questionnaire; SIS: Six-item Screener; AMT: Abbreviated Mental Test; TR: Text Revision;; AFT: Animal Fluency Test; 6-CIT: 6-Item Cognitive Impairment Test.