Does Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Modify Delirium Severity and Hospital Outcomes?

Autor: Guoquan Xu, Tamara G. Fong, Yun R. Gou, Richard N. Jones, Tammy T. Hshieh, Edward R. Marcantonio, Eva M. Schmitt, Thomas G. Travison, Eran D. Metzger, Sharon K. Inouye
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: J Am Geriatr Soc
ISSN: 1532-5415
0002-8614
1722-1730
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16420
Popis: OBJECTIVES We examined the association between delirium severity and outcomes of delirium among persons with and without Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Academic tertiary medical center. PARTICIPANTS A total of 352 medical and surgical patients. MEASUREMENTS Delirium incidence and severity were rated daily using the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) and CAM-Severity (CAM-S) score during hospitalization. Severe delirium was defined as a CAM-S Short Form score in the highest tertile (3-7 points out of 7). ADRD status was determined by a clinical consensus process. Clinical outcomes included prolonged length of stay (>6 d), discharge to post-acute nursing facility, any decline in activities of daily living (ADLs) at 1 month from prehospital baseline, ongoing nursing facility stay, and mortality. RESULTS Patients with ADRD (n = 85 [24%]) had a significantly higher relative risk (RR) for incident delirium (RR = 2.31; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.64-3.28) and higher peak CAM-S scores (mean difference = 1.24 points; CI = .83-1.65; P
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