K-APDS: Korean Adult Patients Delirium Screening Tool

2023

A 12-observation Korean-language nurse screen developed for adults on general wards. It is a genuine emerging tool, but its same-study evaluation used another observational screen rather than a blinded specialist diagnosis.

At a glance

Purpose: Episodic assessment
Population: Adult
Setting: General / acute hospital
Time: nurse observation during a work shift; exact minutes not reported
Items: 12
Score or threshold: Total 2 or more of 12

Format: Twelve binary nurse-observed features form an eight-observation cognitive-impairment factor and a four-observation psychomotor-retardation factor. The responsible nurse rates observations made during the work shift.

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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.

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Original paper

Principal sourceJeong HW, et al.. Development of a Korean Adult Patients Delirium Screening Tool. Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research. 2023. doi: 10.22650/JKCNR.2023.29.2.198.
This is the principal published source for K-APDS. 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 identifiedEmerging clinical record

Classification

Episodic assessment Monitoring for new onset delirium

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Evidence

Diagnostic-accuracy evidenceNo eligible DTA study identified

Reported sensitivity and specificity

91.1%

Sensitivity

82.4%

Specificity

At a threshold of 2 or more in the development cohort; positive predictive value 52.6% and negative predictive value 97.8%.

More evidence and citation details

Full name: Korean Adult Patients Delirium Screening Tool
Related profiles: DOSS
Evidence summary: development-and-internal-validation
Reference standard: Delirium Observation Screening Scale rather than a blinded specialist DSM assessment
Citation: Jeong HW, et al. Development of a Korean Adult Patients Delirium Screening Tool Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research. 2023;29(2):198-209. doi:10.22650/JKCNR.2023.29.2.198

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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.

Version: Original 2023 Korean general-ward 12-item K-APDS
Information checked: 2026-07-19

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

K-APDS: Korean Adult Patients Delirium Screening Tool

At a glance

Primary validation papers

Large-scale clinical implementation