Validation of the Quick Confusion Scale for mental status screening in the emergency department

The Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE) is a commonly used assessment of cognitive status; however, it has been considered somewhat unwieldy for use in the emergency department (ED). An alternate test, the Quick Confusion Scale (QCS), has been compared against the MMSE in a single centre. We hypothesised...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Internal and emergency medicine 2007-06, Vol.2 (2), p.130-132
Hauptverfasser:	Stair, T O, Morrissey, J, Jaradeh, I, Zhou, T X, Goldstein, J N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Cognition Disorders - diagnosis Emergency Service, Hospital Female Humans Male Mass Screening Mental Status Schedule Middle Aged Older people Prospective Studies Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Sensitivity and Specificity
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