ReviewGeriatrics (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Recognition of Delirium Superimposed on Dementia: Is There an Ideal Tool?
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence of delirium among older nursing home residents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European geriatric medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Mortality Risk Following Delirium in Older Inpatients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Worldviews on evidence-based nursing · 2025Pooled it
- Educational interventions aimed at improving knowledge of delirium among nursing home staff-a realist review.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Long-Term Cognitive and Functional Outcomes of Anesthesia and Surgery in Patients with Dementia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Multidimensional Frailty and Resilience in Relation to Quality of Life in Senior Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Prevalence of delirium in German nursing homes: A cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Passive Smart Home Monitoring for Delirium-Relevant Anomaly Detection in People Living With Dementia: Proof-of-Concept Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
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- Development and qualitative validation of a virtual reality simulation program for managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia and delirium superimposed on dementia: A pilot study.Journal of Korean gerontological nursing · 2026Article
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- Translation, Adaptation, and Criterion Validation of the Family Caregiver Assessment Tool for French-Speaking Cardiovascular Patients in Canada (FAM-CAM-Fr).The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2025Article
- Detection and differentiation of undiagnosed dementia in the emergency department: A pilot referral pathway.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Article
- Optimizing ChatGPT's Interpretation and Reporting of Delirium Assessment Outcomes: Exploratory Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Delirium in psychiatric settings: risk factors and assessment tools in patients with psychiatric illness: a scoping review.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- The Confusion Assessment Method Could Be More Accurate than the Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale for Diagnosing Delirium in Older Cancer Patients: An Exploratory Study.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
- The prevalence and incidence of delirium superimposed on dementia in community settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)Review
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Abstract
Delirium in persons with dementia (DSD) is a common occurrence. Over the past three decades, several tools have been developed and validated to diagnose delirium, yet there is still a shortage of tools recommended in persons with dementia and there is a lack of sufficient research on the accuracy of performance of such tools in this growing population. The purpose of this article is to (1) conduct a clinical review of the detection of DSD across settings of care by formal health care professionals and informal family members and care partners; (2) identify barriers and facilitators to detection and highlight delirium tools that have been tested in person with dementia; and (3) make recommendations for future research, practice, and policy. Given this review, an "ideal" tool for DSD would point to tools being brief, easy to integrate into the EMR, and accurate with at least 90% accuracy given the poor outcomes associated with delirium and DSD. Knowing the baseline and communication between family members and healthcare professionals should be a top priority for education, research, and health systems policy. More work is needed in better understanding DSD and optimizing and standardizing feature assessment, especially the acute change feature at the bedside for DSD.
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