Korean Nu-DESC — Korean Nursing Delirium Scale

What this tool is and how to interpret its evidence

Korean Nursing Delirium Scale (Korean Nu-DESC) was introduced in 2012 for older general-ward inpatients. It is a named delirium or acute-confusion assessment; the linked source defines the studied purpose and setting.

Published in 2012, Korean Nu-DESC is described here as monitoring / repeated screening, screening / case-finding for older general-ward inpatients. The linked study examined it in General / acute hospital. The exact scored-item count for Korean Nu-DESC is not confirmed in this catalogue record. For Korean Nu-DESC, administration time varies with the version, setting or information available. The catalogue records the published scoring or threshold information as Korean Nursing Delirium Scale ≥2.

The linked source is Kim KN and colleagues, [Development and validation of the Korean Nursing Delirium Scale] in Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing (2012); this catalogue treats it as original/source and earliest DTA study. For Korean Nu-DESC, the evidence stage is one eligible diagnostic-accuracy study. The reconciled DTA dataset associates 1 eligible study with Korean Nu-DESC. The earliest listed evaluation used Psychiatric clinical confirmation after nurse referral; diagnostic framework, timing and masking not reported as its reference standard. The first recorded accuracy result reports sensitivity 75.9% and specificity 71.7%; the recorded sample is 75.

Repeated Korean Nu-DESC observation may capture fluctuation, but interpretation depends on when and how observations are collected. For Korean Nu-DESC, no verified public instrument form is recorded; the source article documents the tool but is not a substitute administration form.