DSS — Delirium Severity Scale

1998

A scale for grading delirium severity.

Severity measurementSingle validation study

10-minute severity measure (Forward Digit Span + Similarities); tracked expert severity ratings over time (n=22 delirium, 15 controls).

Full nameDelirium Severity Scale

Also known asDSS

PurposeSeverity measurement

PopulationAdult

Setting—

Items—

Administrationvariable

EvidenceSingle validation study

Reference typeOriginal validation study

ReferenceBettin KM, Maletta GJ, Dysken MW, et al. Measuring delirium severity in older general hospital inpatients without dementia. The Delirium Severity Scale. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 1998;6(4):296-307. PMID 9793578

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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.