ArticleEuropean geriatric medicine2021
What prompts patients to present with delirium?
Article in European geriatric medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- A Personalized, Symptom-Based Approach to Boost Research Participation in Hospitalized Older Adults.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2026Article
- Family-centered delirium prevention and treatment using video calls: the FACE Delirium trial.European geriatric medicine · 2023Article
- Extremes of baseline cognitive function determine the severity of delirium: a population study.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2023Article
- Prevalence of Delirium in End-of-Life Palliative Care Patients: An Observational Study.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2022Observational
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Abstract
purposeTo explore the recognition, response and understanding of delirium in families and carers of hospitalised patients.
methodsAll adults with delirium admitted to an acute medical unit were included. Delirium was diagnosed by a specialist geriatrician. The responder who sought medical advice for each patient was interviewed using a delirium recognition questionnaire. Vital status was ascertained at four months.
resultsSixty patients were included (mean age 85, SD 6.8 years). Reported symptoms included drowsiness and lack of responsiveness, though these were less commonly recognised as being due to delirium. 76% received medical advice within 24 h, although two responders took > 1 week. One-third of responders had never heard of delirium. Delirium knowledge among responders was variable.
conclusionOverall awareness and knowledge of delirium was poor. Community delirium education and public health initiatives may improve rapidity of recognition, delirium assessment, and potentially health outcomes.
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