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CAP: Confusion Assessment Protocol

2005

A multidimensional assessment of post-traumatic confusional state during inpatient traumatic-brain-injury rehabilitation. Despite the similar terminology, it was not developed as a general delirium instrument.

At a glance

Purpose
Contextual, historical or service record
Population
Adult
Setting
General / acute hospital
Time
variable

Format: A multidimensional assessment of post-traumatic confusional state in inpatient brain-injury rehabilitation. It is retained as contextual research rather than classified as a general current-delirium assessment.

Primary validation papers

0 identified diagnostic-accuracy papers

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Large-scale clinical implementation

Not yet reviewed.

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Tool and original sources

This record describes a method rather than a downloadable bedside form. The main source is linked below.

Original paper

  • Original paperSherer M, Nakase-Thompson R, Yablon SA, Gontkovsky ST. Multidimensional assessment of acute confusion after traumatic brain injury. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2005;86(5):896-904. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.09.029. PMID: 15895334.

    This is the original published source for CAP. It is the main source for the method, its intended use and the evidence available at publication.

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No eligible DTA study identifiedRelated context
Classification

Classification

Contextual, historical or service recordDetailed phenomenological and/or neuropsychological assessment

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Evidence

Diagnostic-accuracy evidenceNo eligible DTA study identified
More evidence and citation details
Full name
Confusion Assessment Protocol
Also known as
CAP
Evidence summary
development-validation
Citation
Sherer M, Nakase-Thompson R, Yablon SA, Gontkovsky ST Multidimensional assessment of acute confusion after traumatic brain injury Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2005;86(5):896-904. PMID 15895334
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Primary validation studies

Distinct primary publications from the current diagnostic-accuracy audit. Reviews and repeated evaluations within one paper are not counted again. Overlapping cohorts have not all been reconciled. Read the counting rules and limitations.

No eligible diagnostic-accuracy paper is currently included in this audit. This does not mean the tool has never been validated. The source paper and other evidence on this profile may concern severity, reliability or another measurement purpose.

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2026-07-19

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Base clinical review: 2026-07-29. Instrument description source check: 2026-09-05. Scope and limitations.