Fig. 12

Delirium assessment instruments. The use of the assessment instruments at the color-coded time points is presented in absolute numbers (blue = standardized on admission; orange = standardized before discharge; gray = standardized during inpatient treatment; yellow = standardized as post/progression/follow-up after inpatient treatment or on readmission; green = in the context of specific treatments/diagnoses). Multiple responses were possible. CAM = Confusion Assessment Method, DOS = Delirium Observation Scale, DRIP = Delirium-Restricted Mobility Infection & Inflammation Psychosomatic, mCAM-ED = modified Confusion Assessment Method for the Emergency Department, MMSE = Mini Mental State Examination, MOTYB = Months-of-The-Year-Backwards, Nu-DESC = Nursing Delirium Screening Scale