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Tracy Ryan
Researcher at NHS Lothian
Publications - 6
Citations - 624
Tracy Ryan is an academic researcher from NHS Lothian. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dementia & Delirium. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 6 publications receiving 474 citations. Previous affiliations of Tracy Ryan include University of Edinburgh.
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Validation of the 4AT, a new instrument for rapid delirium screening: a study in 234 hospitalised older people
Giuseppe Bellelli,A. Morandi,Daniel Davis,Paolo Mazzola,Renato Turco,Simona Gentile,Tracy Ryan,Helen Cash,Fabio Guerini,Tiziana Torpilliesi,F. del Santo,M. Trabucchi,Giorgio Annoni,Alasdair M.J. MacLullich +13 more
TL;DR: The 4AT is a sensitive and specific method of screening for delirium in hospitalised older people and its brevity and simplicity support its use in routine clinical practice.
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Dementia in acute hospital inpatients: the role of the geriatrician
Tom C. Russ,Susan D. Shenkin,Susan D. Shenkin,Emma Reynish,Emma Reynish,Emma Reynish,Tracy Ryan,Dave Anderson,Alasdair M.J. MacLullich +8 more
TL;DR: In the UK alone tens of thousands of people with undiagnosed dementia are admitted to and discharged from general hospitals without any cognitive testing or other cognition-specific assessments, with the consequence that their dementia remains undetected and untreated.
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Screening for dementia and other causes of cognitive impairment in general hospital in-patients
TL;DR: There is an extremely strong case for detecting dementia and other forms of cognitive impairment in hospital inpatients, but a remarkable lack of evidence is found to help clinicians who wish to select a well-validated tool.
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Protocol for validation of the 4AT, a rapid screening tool for delirium: a multicentre prospective diagnostic test accuracy study
Susan D. Shenkin,Chris Fox,Mary Godfrey,Najma Siddiqi,Steve Goodacre,John Young,Atul Anand,Alasdair Gray,Joel Smith,Tracy Ryan,Janet Hanley,Allan MacRaild,Jill Steven,Polly Black,Julia Boyd,Christopher J. Weir,Alasdair M.J. MacLullich +16 more
TL;DR: The 4 ’A’s Test (4AT) is validated against a reference standard to determine if the 4AT is sensitive to general cognitive impairment and if 4AT scores predict outcomes, including a health economic analysis.
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