Evaluation of delirium screening tools in geriatric medical inpatients: a diagnostic test accuracy study [PDF]
, 2016 Introduction: screening all unscheduled older adults for delirium is recommended in national guidelines, but there is no consensus on how to perform initial assessment.
Burns, Jennifer +7 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 Delirium is a critical challenge in the intensive care unit (ICU) or high care unit (HCU) setting and is associated with poor outcomes. There is not much literature on how many patients in this setting are assessed for delirium and what tools are used ...
Kenzo Ishii +20 more
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Research progress on risk factors of delirium in burn patients: A narrative review
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 Delirium, an acute brain dysfunction, is a common and serious complication in burn patients. The occurrence of delirium increases the difficulty of patient treatment, is associated with various adverse outcomes, and increases the burden on the patient’s ...
Yujie Ren +5 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright +8 more
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Bright light therapy as part of a multicomponent management program improves sleep and functional outcomes in delirious older hospitalized adults. [PDF]
, 2013 ObjectiveDelirium is associated with poor outcomes following acute hospitalization. A specialized delirium management unit, the Geriatric Monitoring Unit (GMU), was established.
Ancoli-Israel, Sonia +4 more
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Public Health Model Identifies Recruitment Barriers among Older Adults with Delirium and Dementia [PDF]
, 2013 Recruiting older adults and their family caregivers into research studies presents challenges. Although the literature notes some general recruitment challenges, no studies specifically address the unique challenges of recruiting older adults who have ...
Boaz, Lesley +2 more
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Environmental factors and risk of delirium in geriatric patients: an observational study
BMC Geriatrics, 2018 Background Patients with delirium have increased risk of death, dementia and institutionalization, and prognosis differs between delirium motor subtypes.
Sigurd Evensen +5 more
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Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 Introduction: Delirium occurs frequently in adults undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation, with significant associated morbidity. Little is known about the burden of delirium in children in the peri-transplant period.
Chani Traube +24 more
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Glucocorticoid-endocannabinoid interaction in cardiac surgical patients: relationship to early cognitive dysfunction and late depression [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Endocannabinoids (ECs) are rapidly acting immune-modulatory lipid-signaling molecules that are important for adaptation to stressful and aversive situations. They are known to interact with glucocorticoids and other stress-responsive systems.
Beiras-Fernandez, Andres +9 more
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Identification of delirium and subsyndromal delirium in intensive care patients
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2019 Objective: identify delirium and subsyndromal delirium in intensive care patients; age, hospitalization time, and mortality. Method: a retrospective, quantitative study conducted in the Intensive Care Unit, using the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale to
Alessandra Soler Bastos +3 more
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