DEQ — Delirium Experience Questionnaire

2002

A face-valid questionnaire assessing recall of a delirium episode and the distress it caused, rated by patients, family caregivers and nurses — a measure of delirium experience rather than detection.

Detailed research assessmentInformant / caregiver-basedSingle validation study

Experience/distress measure, not a diagnostic test (n=154).

Full nameDelirium Experience Questionnaire

Also known asDEQ

PurposeDetailed research assessment, Informant / caregiver-based

PopulationAdult

SettingGeneral / acute hospital, Palliative care

Items—

Administrationvariable

EvidenceSingle validation study

Reference typeOriginal validation study

ReferenceBreitbart W, Gibson C, Tremblay A. The delirium experience: delirium recall and delirium-related distress in hospitalized patients with cancer, their spouses/caregivers, and their nurses. Psychosomatics. 2002;43(3):183-94. PMID 12075033

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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.