Validation of the 4AT for assessing recovery from delirium in older hospital patients
The 4AT maintains diagnostic accuracy on repeated admissions and may effectively assess delirium recovery in acute hospital settings. Fewer patients than expected recovered within 9 days, suggesting more studies on the natural history of delirium in different settings would be informative.
Authors
- Susan Deborah Shenkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7375-4776)
- Zoë Tieges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3820-3917)
- Graciela Muniz
- Jonathan J. Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9625-2071)
- Erin Noble
- Haruno McCartney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1740-3078)
- Daniel Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1560-1955)
- Alasdair M. J. MacLullich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3159-9370)
- Daisy Sandeman
- Keith Thompson
- L Guevara
- Kseniia Fomina
Institutions
- University of Strathclyde (GB)
- Glasgow Caledonian University (GB)
- Royal Edinburgh Hospital (GB)
- Ohio University (US)
- MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Age and Ageing
- Published
- 2025-05-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf166
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.64
Funders
- Dunhill Medical Trust