ReviewEuropean geriatric medicine2020
The role of physical exercise and rehabilitation in delirium.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- Exercise therapy for the treatment of delirium in the intensive care unit.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Perioperative interventions to improve early mobilisation and physical function after hip fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Age and ageing · 2023Pooled it
- Low Skeletal Muscle Mass and the Incidence of Delirium in Hospitalized Older Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.International journal of clinical practice · 2023Pooled it
- Micronutrient Deficiency and Its Potential Role in Delirium Onset in Older Adults: A Systematic Review.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2023Pooled it
- Implementation of Function Focused Care for Acute Care Using the Evidence Integration Triangle.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025Trial
- Delirium in the oncology intensive care unit: Risk, recognition, and recovery strategies.World journal of critical care medicine · 2026Review
- Video-based Detection of Delirium in Hospitalized Adults.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Video-based detection of Delirium in hospitalized adults.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- Two-year trajectory of functional recovery and quality of life in post-intensive care syndrome: a multicenter prospective observational study on mechanically ventilated patients with coronavirus disease-19.Journal of intensive care · 2025Article
- Impact of AI-Powered Solutions in Rehabilitation Process: Recent Improvements and Future Trends.International journal of general medicine · 2024Review
- Post hip fracture orthogeriatric care-a Canadian position paper addressing challenges in care and strategies to meet quality indicators.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2023Review
- Heart rate response and recovery during exercise predict future delirium risk-A prospective cohort study in middle- to older-aged adults.Journal of sport and health science · 2023Article
- Prevalence and features of delirium in older patients admitted to rehabilitation facilities: a multicenter study.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Tight Glucose Control and Poor Pre-Injury Stair Climbing Capacity May Predict Postoperative Delirium: A Secondary Analysis.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- [Exercise and physical training as interventions in gerontopsychiatry].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2020Review
- CCCDTD5: Reducing the risk of later-life dementia. Evidence informing the Fifth Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia (CCCDTD-5).Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.) · 2020Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeThis article aims to analyze the intersections between delirium, physical exercise and rehabilitation, to better understand their interrelation and to visualize future lines of research.
methodsIn this narrative review, after an overview of brain neurophysiology and function, as common substrates to understand the relationship between delirium and physical function, we explore the scientific evidence in: (1) physical dysfunction as a risk factor for delirium; (2) physical dysfunction as a symptom of delirium and (3) functional consequences related to delirium. Later, we analyze the physical therapy as one of the main strategies in multicomponent interventions to prevent delirium, by examining intervention studies including rehabilitation, which have shown to be effective in managing delirium. Finally, we analyze how frailty, delirium and physical exercise interact with each other.
resultsThis review confirms the close relationship between delirium and physical dysfunction; therefore, it is not surprising that physical exercise is widely used in delirium preventive strategies. Although delirium is catalogued as a neurocognitive disorder, scientific evidence shows that it is also a motor disorder, which is to be expected, since a vast body of literature already supports an interaction between motor and cognitive function.
conclusionThe motor component of delirium should be taken into account when designing interventions or strategies to address delirium. These interventions may have a special importance in frail older adults.
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