The directory

Delirium assessment tools

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Searches tool names, abbreviations and aliases only. Use the filters below to browse by category, population or setting.

Paper counts cover primary diagnostic-accuracy publications in the current audit. What is counted and what is missing.

How to read this directory

Search the core directory by tool name, abbreviation or alias. Use the category and filter controls to browse by clinical role, setting, patient group or another practical characteristic. Open any profile for administration, evidence, limitations, access status and a reliable instrument link where one has been verified.

Role, context and evidence are separate dimensions. “Assessment”, “monitoring”, “informant” and “intensive care” do not sit on one clinical ladder. Diagnostic-accuracy labels are not overall evidence rankings, and “Reference checked” confirms citation metadata only. See the practical taxonomy or learn how to read the evidence labels. This view starts with the core directory. Include related and historical profiles, or open the complete A–Z index of all 130 public profiles for versions, emerging and contextual records.

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Diagnostic-accuracy evidence not an overall ranking
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CSV scope and data dictionary

The export contains the current filtered rows. Contextual profiles are included when you are browsing all public profiles. Formula-like cell values are neutralised for safer spreadsheet opening.

Identity and scope
abbr, name, year, multi-select role/characteristic categories, population, settings, profile_type and family_id. Category labels are grouped by dimension in the interface; they are not one purpose scale.
Evidence and metrics
evidence, reference_type, sensitivity, specificity, source type/identifier/year, denominator state, reference standard and metric note. An unresolved source field is an explicit gap, not permission to infer a source from the profile citation.
Traceability
Reference-check state, PMID, DOI, source URL, public profile URL, instrument/access URL and access state.
Validation and implementation
validation_paper_count counts distinct primary diagnostic-accuracy publications under the stated scope. The older dta_study_count field counts evaluations. Implementation review status and the number of linked public training resources are separate fields.
Release context
Clinical/content version, its review date, the site release and the UTC export timestamp. An export date is not an evidence review date.

Sensitivity and specificity, where shown, come from the named source. They vary across settings and populations. Open each tool’s profile for further studies and separately cited pooled estimates, where available. The comparison guide explains how to view tools side by side. This directory is medical information, not individual clinical advice.