First assessment Repeat assessment
Tool/method N % N %
4AT 127 66.8 90* 51.1*
Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) 55 28.9 45* 25.6*
Single Question in Delirium (SQiD) 48 25.3 20 11.4
Clinical features only 42 22.1 50* 28.4*
CAM-ICU 40 21.1 29 16.5
DSM diagnostic criteria 20 10.5 10 5.7
Other 14 7.4 16 9.1
Ultra-Brief CAM (UB-CAM) 11 5.8 8 4.5
3D-CAM 8 4.2 9 5.1
Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (NU-DESC) 7 3.7 5 2.8
Delirium Rating Scale-Revised 98 (DRS-R98) 6 3.2 4 2.3
Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale (MDAS) 6 3.2 6 3.4
Delirium Observation Screening Scale (DOSS) 5 2.6 2 1.1
Delirium Index 2 1.1 3 1.7
Recognising Acute Delirium As part of your Routine (RADAR) 1 0.5 N/A N/A