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RMA: RADAR plus Months of the Year Backwards

2024

A two-stage nurse-clinician screen instrument for older acute hospital inpatients. It entered the published record in 2024 and is included in the current bedside-core audit as a named tool for current delirium or acute confusion.

At a glance

Purpose
Episodic assessment
Population
Adult
Setting
General / acute hospital
Time
variable
Score or threshold
RMA positive

Format: This site classifies it under episodic assessment. It is intended for adult use in General / acute hospital. The stated administration time is variable. The published result is recorded using RMA positive.

Primary validation papers

2 identified diagnostic-accuracy papers

Other forms of validation are described in the evidence section. What is counted?

Large-scale clinical implementation

Not yet reviewed.

A focused implementation review has not yet been completed for this profile.

Training and instructions

Public training resources have not yet been confirmed in this review. Check the linked developer or original source for instructions.

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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.

Original paper

  • Original paperSoboh R, Gino-Moor S, Jiris N, Ginsberg S, Oliven R. Validation of a viable delirium detection test performed by nurses and physicians during routine patient care. BMC geriatrics. 2024;24(1):297. doi: 10.1186/s12877-024-04884-8. PMID: 38549098.

    This paper reports the original validation of RMA. It reported sensitivity of 93.9% and specificity of 98.3% against 4AT-derived delirium classification (≥5; acute/chronic information partly supplied from RMA record).

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

Multiple DTA studies identifiedAssessment workflow
Classification

Classification

Episodic assessment

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Evidence

Diagnostic-accuracy evidenceMultiple DTA studies identified

Reported sensitivity and specificity

Headline metric source

Original/source study · 2024; pmid:38549098

Denominator
Reported source unit: 384 (analysis unit not fully reconciled)
Reference standard
4AT-derived delirium classification (≥5; acute/chronic information partly supplied from RMA record)
93.9%
Sensitivity
98.3%
Specificity

Earliest DTA evaluation identified in the current audit; see the linked source and methodological caveats.

More evidence and citation details
Full name
RADAR plus Months of the Year Backwards
Also known as
RMA, RADAR&MOYB, RADAR + MOYB
Related profiles
RADAR
Evidence summary
multi
Diagnostic-accuracy evaluations
2
Reference standard
4AT-derived delirium classification (≥5; acute/chronic information partly supplied from RMA record)
Citation
Soboh R, Gino-Moor S, Jiris N, Ginsberg S, Oliven R Validation of a viable delirium detection test performed by nurses and physicians during routine patient care BMC geriatrics. 2024;24(1):297. PMID 38549098
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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.

Open 2 identified papers
  1. Soboh R, Gino-Moor S, Jiris N, Ginsberg S, Oliven R (2024). Validation of a viable delirium detection test performed by nurses and physicians during routine patient care. BMC geriatrics.

    Reference category: other comparator or secondary accuracy evidence.

  2. Soboh R, Rotfeld M, Gino-Moor S, Jiries N, Ginsberg S, Oliven R (2024). Real-World Adherence to a Delirium Screening Test Administered by Nurses and Medical Staff during Routine Patient Care. Brain sciences.

    Reference category: other comparator or secondary accuracy evidence.

Copyright and reuse
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.