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What is FAM-CAM: Family Screening for Delirium about?
The study explored the agreement between the Family Confusion Assessment Method (FAM-CAM) completed by family caregivers and the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) completed by trained interviewers to screen for delirium in older adults with cognitive impairment. The total sample included 52 paired assessments. The point prevalence of delirium was 13%. The FAM-CAM questions that directly mapped to the original four-item CAM algorithm showed the best agreement with the interviewer-rated CAM, with a kappa of 0
- Author
- Carmen Paz Oyarzun Reyes
- Language
- EN