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	Scala di Osservazione del Delirium (DOS)	Scala di Fragilità Clinica (CFS)
Campo	Scienze infermieristiche	Scienze infermieristiche
Famiglia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Anno di origine	2003	2005
Ideatore	Mieke J. Schuurmans	Kenneth Rockwood
Tipo	Clinician-rated observation screening tool	Clinician-rated frailty assessment
Fonte seminale	Schuurmans, M. J., Shortridge-Baggett, L. M., & Duursma, S. A. (2003). The Delirium Observation Screening Scale: a screening instrument for delirium. Res Theory Nurs Pract, 17(1), 31-50.	Rockwood, K., Song, X., MacKnight, C., et al. (2005). A global clinical measure of fitness and frailty in elderly people. CMAJ, 173(5), 489-495.
Alias	DOS, Delirium Screening Scale, Delirium Observation	CFS, Frailty Scale, Clinical Frailty Assessment
Correlati	3	3
Sintesi	The Delirium Observation Screening Scale (DOS), developed by Mieke J. Schuurmans and colleagues in 2003, is a brief clinician-rated screening instrument designed to detect delirium in hospitalized older adults. Delirium—acute onset confusion, inattention, and disorganized thinking—is a common complication in hospitals and intensive care units that increases mortality, morbidity, and length of stay. The DOS captures the hallmark features of delirium through direct observation, making it practical for rapid, repeated screening in busy clinical settings.	The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS), developed by Kenneth Rockwood and colleagues in 2005, is a brief, validated tool for assessing frailty in older adults. Frailty—a syndrome of diminished physiologic reserve, increased vulnerability, and reduced functional ability—is recognized as a distinct clinical state that predicts mortality, disability, and healthcare utilization independent of age and comorbidities. The CFS uses a seven-point (or nine-point in later versions) clinical judgment-based scale, making it practical and rapid for bedside use in hospitals, clinics, and long-term care.