Accelerated cognitive decline in patients with and without existing dementia is one of the most disturbing outcomes of hospitalizations for older adults, affecting at least 2.6 million Americans every ...

A total of 15% of adults 70 years of age and older experienced severe cognitive decline over the ensuing six years after ...

An analysis of approximately 1,604 studies from over three decades proves that delirium is a clinically highly relevant but scientifically often neglected complication in cardiology, and prevention ...

Delirium prevention program leads to fewer cases of new-onset delirium during post-acute rehabilitation stays at a skilled nursing facility. Implementation of a nurse-led education and delirium ...

Not knowing an older adult’s cognitive status before surgery can mean that doctors don’t know if a patient is at risk for delirium after surgery. As a result, that patient may miss out on much-needed ...

Delirium is a change in a person’s mental state or consciousness that develops over hours or days. It may appear as confusion, difficulties with understanding and memory, or personality changes. Older ...

Paula Duncan looks for delirium, a serious problem that often goes undetected in older hospital patients. So Duncan, a registered nurse at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minn., ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Delirium, a common acute condition with significant short- and long-term effects on cognition and function, should be identified as an indicator of poor long-term prognosis, prompting ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Important clues to the prevention and management of delirium, a condition affecting an estimated 7 million hospitalized Americans, are being ignored, according to a study from the ...

An Aging Matters report on hospital-associated delirium and how to prevent it. Delirium and confusion are common challenges when older patients are hospitalized and when patients of any age have long ...

You are asked to conduct a preoperative assessment of an 86-year-old woman recently admitted to hospital with a fractured right hip. She reports having fallen while getting out of her bathtub but ...

This guideline covers diagnosing and treating delirium in people aged 18 and over in hospital and in long-term residential care or a nursing home. It also covers identifying people at risk of ...