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Accuracy of the Delirium Observational Screening Scale (DOS) as a screening tool for delirium in patients with advanced cancer

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Published Online: 2019-02-19

Published Print: 2019-12

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Authors

Neefjes, Elisabeth C. W.

van der Vorst, Maurice J. D. L.

Boddaert, Manon S. A.

Verdegaal, Bea A. T. T.

Beeker, Aart

Teunissen, Saskia C. C.

Beekman, Aartjan T. F.

Zuurmond, Wouter W. A.

Berkhof, Johannes

Verheul, Henk M. W.
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Funding for this research was provided by:

ZonMw (11510011)
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Article History

Received: 28 August 2018

Accepted: 5 February 2019

First Online: 19 February 2019

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: This study was approved by the Medical research Ethics Committee of the VU University medical center for all participating sites (Additional file ) and performed in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration of the World Medical Association and the Dutch law on medical-scientific research on human beings ‘wet medisch-wetenschappelijk onderzoek met mensen’.All patients provided written informed consent to participate in this study. If patients were not able to provide informed consent because of their suspected delirium, their legal representative provided informed consent, which was verified with the patient after recovery.

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