Hospitalist Medicine · Geriatrics · Internal Medicine
AWOL Score for Delirium calculator
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AWOL 0–1 — lower delirium risk
Band: AWOL 0–1 — lower delirium risk
Interpretation. AWOL 0–1 — lower delirium risk
Suggested management. Lower observed delirium rates in derivation/validation.
AWOL Score for Delirium: 0 — AWOL 0–1 — lower delirium risk. Interpretation: AWOL 0–1 — lower delirium risk What to do: Lower observed delirium rates in derivation/validation. Inputs: Age ≥80 years: false; Unable to spell WORLD backward: false; Disoriented to place: false; Higher nurse-rated illness severity: false Source: Douglas VC et al. The AWOL tool: derivation and validation of a delirium prediction rule. J Hosp Med. DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2062. PMID: 23922253. Scope: one point each for Age ≥80, inability to spell WORLD backward, disOrientation to place, and higher nurse-rated iLlness severity (AWOL); rates rise with score. (2013)
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Clinical inputs
- Age ≥80 years
- Unable to spell WORLD backward
- Disoriented to place
- Higher nurse-rated illness severity
Primary source
Douglas VC et al. The AWOL tool: derivation and validation of a delirium prediction rule. J Hosp Med. DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2062. PMID: 23922253. Scope: one point each for Age ≥80, inability to spell WORLD backward, disOrientation to place, and higher nurse-rated iLlness severity (AWOL); rates rise with score. (2013)
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