DMSS-4 — Abbreviated Delirium Motor Subtype Scale

2014

A four-item abbreviated version of the Delirium Motor Subtype Scale (see DMSS) for rapid classification of hyperactive/hypoactive/mixed motor subtype.

Motor subtypingSingle validation study

Four-item motor-subtype classification; good concordance with the full DMSS (κ=0.63; n=375 with delirium).

Full nameAbbreviated Delirium Motor Subtype Scale

Also known asDMSS-4, abbreviated DMSS

PurposeMotor subtyping

PopulationAdult

Setting—

Items4

Administrationvariable

EvidenceSingle validation study

Reference typeOriginal validation study

ReferenceMeagher D, Adamis D, Leonard M, et al. Development of an abbreviated version of the delirium motor subtyping scale (DMSS-4). Int Psychogeriatr. 2014;26(4):693-702. PMID 24429062

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