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K-ICDST: Korean Intensive Care Delirium Screening Tool

2016

A 12-item Korean nurse-observation screen developed for adults in intensive care. It uses three domains, a 0-12 total and a published threshold of 4 or more.

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This record describes a method rather than a downloadable bedside form. The main source is linked below.

Original paper

  • Original paperNam AR, Park JW. [Development of Korean Intensive Care Delirium Screening Tool (KICDST)]. Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing. 2016;46(1):149-58. doi: 10.4040/jkan.2016.46.1.149. PMID: 26963424.

    This is the original published source for K-ICDST. It is the main source for the method, its intended use and the evidence available at publication.

    Article PDF: CC BY-ND. This licence applies to the article PDF and does not grant rights to reproduce the tool.

One DTA study identifiedCore instrument family

At a glance

Purpose
Episodic assessment
Population
Adult
Setting
Intensive care
Time
nurse observation; exact completion time not reported in the abstract
Items
12
Score or threshold
Total ≥4 of 12

Format: A Korean ICU nurse-observation screen with 12 binary items arranged in three domains. The maximum total is 12 and the development study evaluated a threshold of 4 or more. Use the Korean source for exact item wording and administration.

Evidence

Evidence maturityOne DTA study identified

Reported sensitivity and specificity

95%
Sensitivity
93.7%
Specificity

AUC 0.98 in the development cohort of 180 ICU patients; comparator was Korean CAM-ICU.

More evidence and citation details
Full name
Korean Intensive Care Delirium Screening Tool
Also known as
K-ICDST
Evidence summary
single
Diagnostic-accuracy studies
1
Reference standard
Korean CAM-ICU rather than an independent expert DSM assessment
Citation
Nam AR, Park JW [Development of Korean Intensive Care Delirium Screening Tool (KICDST)] Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing. 2016;46(1):149-58. PMID 26963424
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2026-07-19

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