s-DOSS: Short Delirium Observation Screening Scale
2026A nine-item short form of the Delirium Observation Screening Scale, derived to reduce nursing workload while retaining the parent scale's observational purpose.
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Original paper
- Original paperMilisen K, Zeng S, Bruynseraede E, Ceusters A, Verbeke G, Yang K, et al. Development of a short version of the Delirium Observation Screening Scale (s-DOSS): A psychometric validation study. International journal of nursing studies. 2026;177:105362. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2026.105362. PMID: 41619456.
This paper reports the development and initial validation of s-DOSS. It reported sensitivity of 90.9% and specificity of 92.2% against CAM.
At a glance
- Purpose
- Episodic assessment
- Population
- Adult
- Setting
- General / acute hospital
- Time
- shorter than the 13-item DOSS; exact bedside time not reported
- Items
- 9
- Score or threshold
- Total score of 2 or more
Format: The s-DOSS contains nine nursing observations selected from the 13-item DOSS. The published threshold is 2 or more; an exact administration-time estimate was not reported in the source available to this review.
Evidence
Reported sensitivity and specificity
Original/source study · 2026 — pmid:41619456
- Denominator
- Reported source unit: 113 (analysis unit not fully reconciled)
- Reference standard
- CAM
Earliest DTA evaluation identified in the current audit; see the linked source and methodological caveats.
More evidence and citation details
- Full name
- Short Delirium Observation Screening Scale
- Also known as
- s-DOSS, short DOSS, 9-item DOSS
- Related profiles
- DOSS
- Evidence summary
- single-DTA
- Diagnostic-accuracy studies
- 1
- Reference standard
- CAM
- Citation
- Milisen K, Zeng S, Bruynseraede E, Ceusters A, Verbeke G, Yang K, Rex S, Schuurmans M, Detroyer E Development of a short version of the Delirium Observation Screening Scale (s-DOSS): A psychometric validation study International journal of nursing studies. 2026;177:105362. PMID 41619456
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- 2026-07-19
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