JAMDA
November 12, 2015
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JAMDA
July 11, 2015
Prognostic Value and Risk Factors of Delirium in Emergency Patients With Decompensated Heart Failure
Patients with heart failure (HF) seen at the emergency department (ED) are increasingly older and more likely to present delirium. Little is known, however, about the impact of this syndrome on outcome in these patients. We aimed to investigate the prognostic value and risk factors of delirium at admission...
JAMDA
October 23, 2014
Clinical Update on Nursing Home Medicine: 2014
This is the eighth yearly update on clinical care in the nursing home. Topics covered this year are heart failure, delirium, nutrition, hospice, diabetes mellitus, frailty, and sarcopenia.
JAMDA
October 23, 2014
Impact of Polypharmacy on Occurrence of Delirium in Elderly Emergency Patients
To examine associations between polypharmacy and delirium diagnosed in elderly patients hospitalized in geriatric acute care unit after emergency hospital admission.
JAMDA
October 10, 2014
A Delirium Risk Modification Program Is Associated With Hospital Outcomes
Delirium has been associated with negative health consequences, which can potentially be improved by delirium risk modification. This study sought to determine if a quality improvement project to identify and modify delirium risk and discharge to rehabilitation is associated with improved outcomes for pati...
JAMDA
October 3, 2014
Anticholinergic Drug Use and Negative Outcomes Among the Frail Elderly Population Living in a Nursing Home
Increasing evidence from experimental studies and clinical observations suggests that drugs with anticholinergic properties can cause physical and mental impairment. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between the use of drugs with anticholinergic activity and negative outcomes in...
JAMDA
September 18, 2014
Pain, Delirium, and Physical Function in Skilled Nursing Home Patients With Dementia
Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are major sites of postacute care for patients with dementia. A recent Office of the Inspector General report indicated that outcomes in SNFs are suboptimal because of poor-quality treatment, including the failure to provide needed care. Pain is frequently unrecognized and...
JAMDA
February 21, 2014
Delirium Superimposed on Dementia Strongly Predicts Worse Outcomes in Older Rehabilitation Inpatients
Delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD) is common in many settings. Nonetheless, little is known about the association between DSD and clinical outcomes. The study aim was to evaluate the association between DSD and related adverse outcomes at discharge from rehabilitation and at 1-year follow-up in older ...
JAMDA
February 15, 2014
Transcranial Doppler to Measure Cerebral Blood Flow in Delirium Superimposed on Dementia. A Cohort Study
Delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD) is frequently not diagnosed, at great cost. Both delirium and dementia are associated with cerebral hypoperfusion. A switch to anaerobic glycolysis in the central nervous system during delirium compared to Alzheimer's dementia (AD) suggests greater hypoperfusion...
JAMDA
October 1, 2013
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Delirium Prevention Program for Cognitively Impaired Long Term Care Residents: A Participatory Approach
In this participatory action research study, researchers conducted a total of 3 implementation cycles to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a new delirium prevention program (DPP) for cognitively impaired residents in long term care (LTC) settings. Researchers interviewed 95 health care staff to...
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