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Associations between Frailty and Delirium among Older Patients Admitted to an Emergency Department.
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- Early Diagnosis of Delirium in Geriatric Patients in Emergency Departments: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- Delirium in older adults in the emergency department: a scoping review of current research and identified knowledge gaps.BMC emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Impact of Living Arrangements on Delirium in Older ED Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Susceptibility to acute cognitive dysfunction in aged mice is underpinned by reduced white matter integrity and microgliosis.Communications biology · 2024Article
- Assessment of frailty by paramedics using the clinical frailty scale - an inter-rater reliability and accuracy study.BMC emergency medicine · 2023Article
- Frailty assessment in emergency medicine using the Clinical Frailty Scale: a scoping review.Internal and emergency medicine · 2022Article
- Skin diseases in hospitalized geriatrics: a 9-year analysis from a University Dermatology Center in Germany.Archives of dermatological research · 2022Article
- Malocclusion of Molar Teeth Is Associated with Activities of Daily Living Loss and Delirium in Elderly Critically Ill Older Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- The multidimensional prognostic index (MPI) for the prognostic stratification of older inpatients with COVID-19: A multicenter prospective observational cohort study.Archives of gerontology and geriatricsObservational
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Abstract
backgroundSwitzerland's demographic trends show, as elsewhere on the planet, increasing numbers of older and very old adults. This suggests that its healthcare system will suffer serious repercussions, including in the use of care and especially the use of emergency services. Significant numbers of older adults will be at risk of developing multiple chronic conditions including one or more geriatric syndromes, such as frailty and delirium. Few studies to date have documented associations between frailty and delirium.
aimTo explore the relationships between frailty and delirium in older adult patients consulting (
methodA cross-sectional study was conducted in a peripheral hospital ED in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Frailty was assessed using the Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI). Delirium was assessed using the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM). Participants' cognitive states were assessed using the 6-item Cognitive Impairment Test (6CIT) and the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQ-CODE), completed by the participant's most significant informal caregiver.
resultsThe mean participant age was 77.6 years (SD = 7.7); the majority of the subjects were women (54%). The participants took an average of 4.7 different medications a day (SD = 3.2, median = 4). More than half (62%) of the participants were frail; 2 and 14% presented signs and symptoms of delirium and subsyndromal delirium, respectively. A weak but significant association between scores for frailty and delirium (
conclusionAlthough the literature describes strong associations between frailty and delirium in surgical units and community care settings, the present study only demonstrated a weak-to-moderate association between frailty and delirium in our ED.
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