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- Title
The Six-Item Screener to detect cognitive impairment in older emergency department patients.
- Authors
Wilber, Scott T; Carpenter, Christopher R; Hustey, Fredric M
- Abstract
Cognitive impairment due to delirium or dementia is common in older emergency department (ED) patients. To prevent errors, emergency physicians (EPs) should use brief, sensitive tests to evaluate older patient's mental status. Prior studies have shown that the Six-Item Screener (SIS) meets these criteria.
- Publication
Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, 2008, Vol 15, Issue 7, p613
- ISSN
1069-6563
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00158.x