JAMDA
March 30, 2020
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JAMDA
January 23, 2020
Prehospital Anticholinergic Burden Is Associated With Delirium but Not With Mortality in a Population of Acutely Ill Medical Patients
Anticholinergic drugs have several side effects, and they have been associated with adverse outcomes, particularly in older patients. The aim of this study was to analyze anticholinergic burden and its relationship to delirium and mortality in older acutely ill medical patients.
JAMDA
January 20, 2020
Association Between Level of Arousal and 30-Day Survival in Acutely Ill Older Adults
To investigate the association between impaired arousal on admission and 30-day mortality in acutely ill older adults.
Podcast
August 5, 2019
AMDA On-The-Go | Impact of Delirium in PALTC
JAMDA
July 3, 2019
Ultra-brief Screeners for Detecting Delirium Superimposed on Dementia
Delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD) is common, morbid, and costly, yet frequently undiagnosed. Our study aimed to develop a brief screening test to improve health care worker recognition of DSD.
JAMDA
November 15, 2018
The Incidence of Recorded Delirium Episodes Before and After Dementia Diagnosis: Differences Between Dementia With Lewy Bodies and Alzheimer's Disease
To describe the incidence of delirium recording before and after a diagnosis of dementia is established in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and compare findings to a matched cohort of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
JAMDA
August 31, 2017
FRAIL Questionnaire Screening Tool and Short-Term Outcomes in Geriatric Fracture Patients
There are limited screening tools to predict adverse postoperative outcomes for the geriatric surgical fracture population. Frailty is increasingly recognized as a risk assessment to capture complexity. The goal of this study was to use a short screening tool, the FRAIL scale, to categorize the level of fr...
JAMDA
April 22, 2017
Debating the Role of Arousal in Delirium Diagnosis: Should Delirium Diagnosis Be Inclusive or Restrictive?
Delirium is common in acute, postacute, and long-term care settings, and it can be difficult to recognize, especially without deliberate mental status evaluation. Because delirium typically presents with altered arousal and arousal can be assessed within a matter of seconds, routine assessment of arousal o...
JAMDA
September 16, 2016
The Diagnosis of Delirium Superimposed on Dementia: An Emerging Challenge
Delirium occurring in patients with dementia is referred to as delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD). People who are older with dementia and who are institutionalized are at increased risk of developing delirium when hospitalized. In addition, their prior cognitive impairment makes detecting their deliri...
JAMDA
June 23, 2016
Detecting Delirium Superimposed on Dementia: Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of the Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale
Delirium disproportionately affects patients with dementia and is associated with adverse outcomes. The diagnosis of delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD), however, can be challenging due to several factors, including the absence of caregivers or the severity of preexisting cognitive impairment. Altered ...
