Validation of the Salzburg Dementia Test Prediction (SDTP) as a Cognitive Screening Tool in an English-Speaking Inpatient Medical Setting.

Background: The Salzburg Dementia Test Prediction (SDTP), developed using artificial intelligence and based on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), was recently introduced as a brief cognitive screening tool for cognitive impairment.

Objective: In the current study, we investigated whether the STDP can be used as a valid bed-side cognitive screening tool for dementia patients, in an English-speaking, medical inpatient setting.

Methods: 216 medically ill older patients who had completed the MMSE (from which the SDTP scores can be calculated), with a subsample 58 patients who had also completed the ACE-R/ACE-III scales.

Delirium Stigma Among Healthcare Staff.

Older people with delirium occupy more than one third of acute medical beds and require increased medical attention, as care at present is suboptimal. In addition, since delirium is undetected, it should form a target for teaching in wards. Moreover, as people with delirium are largely dependent on daily interactions and care by inpatients professional staff, it is important to address stigmatisation of these vulnerable patients.