DelBox — Delirium Box (Edinburgh Delirium Test Box)

2011

A purpose-built handheld device from the Edinburgh Delirium Research Group delivering a graded, objective computerised test of attention; the forerunner of the DelApp.

Cognitive test for deliriumSingle validation study

Objective computerised sustained-attention testing; AUC 0.80–0.99 discriminating delirium from dementia and controls (n=20 delirium).

Full nameDelirium Box (Edinburgh Delirium Test Box)

Also known asDelBox, Edinburgh Delirium Test Box, EDTB

PurposeCognitive test for delirium

PopulationAdult

Setting—

Items—

Administration~1 min

EvidenceSingle validation study

Reference typeOriginal validation study

ReferenceBrown LJE, Fordyce C, Zaghdani H, Starr JM, MacLullich AMJ. Detecting deficits of sustained visual attention in delirium. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2011;82(12):1334-40. PMID 20587493

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* Where shown, sensitivity/specificity are from the cited validation cohort and are not pooled estimates. Citation metadata was checked against PubMed or the publisher DOI record; a checked reference does not imply validation, study quality or endorsement. See the Methodology.