Testing of Reliability of various Tools for the Detection and Screening of Delirium in residents with Dementia in German Nursing Homes - Study Protocol

Testing of Reliability of various Tools for the Detection and Screening of Delirium in residents with Dementia in German Nursing Homes - Study Protocol - Detect DeliDem

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00037458

Enrollment

Registered

2025-09-09

Start date

2025-10-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Delirium superimposed on dementia

Interventions

Group 1: Residents of nursing homes with dementia are independently assessed with three delirium instruments (4AT, 4-DSD, DRS-R-98) by at least two nurses using a previously developed manual. The aim

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for the residents to be assessed include a documented diagnosis of dementia and a positive result on the Dementia Screening Scale (score >2).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for the study are aphasia, a pre-terminal condition, deafness, and inability to communicate in German.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Interrater reliability of three instruments in residents with dementia in nursing homes. The metrics used for this are Cohen's kappa for individual items and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for the total scores.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
measurement error of the instruments	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactRebecca Palm

Universität Oldenburg, Abteilung für Pflegewissenschaft

rebecca.palm@uol.de+49 (0)441 798-4165

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026