Topic: Ageing
Conditions
Interventions
Participating care home residents from four care homes in Leeds/Bradford will be assessed daily for delirium with the DOSS. Diagnostic accuracy of the DOSS for the detection of delirium will be tested
Sponsors
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All individuals aged over 65 resident in participating care homes Target Gender: Male & Female; Lower Age Limit 65 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Residents approaching end of life (within three months) or in receipt of palliative care (as advised by care home staff) 2. Residents unwilling to provide informed consent 3. Residents lacking capacity to consent to recruitment, for whom a consultee declaration for participation cannot be obtained 4. Residents with an advance decision or statement against participation in research
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine how the DOSS performs as a screening instrument for delirium when administered by care home staff as part of routine care in UK care homes in comparison to the research standard the CAM (Confusion Assessment Method) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To investigate the feasibility of routine daily administration of a delirium screening tool by care home staff in the long-term care setting 2. To determine whether the DOSS may be used as a measure of delirium severity 3. To examine, through item response theory, the psychometric properties and scalability of the 25-item DOSS and to determine whether a shorter, care home specific DOSS may be identified | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed