Detection of delirium in palliative care unit patients: A prospective descriptive study of the Delirium Observation Screening Scale administered by bedside nurses.

The article discusses research which examined the diagnostic and concurrent validity, internal consistency and user-friendliness of the Delirium Observation Screening Scale administered by bedside nurses in palliative care unit patients. Findings revealed the presence of delirium in 22.9% of patients, very good diagnostic validity of the Scale and the need for verbally active patients to perform observations correctly.