Psychiatric issues in palliative care: Recognition of delirium in patients enrolled in hospice care

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-164

  Irwin, Scott A ^a,c,e   Rao, Sanjai ^c,d   Bower, Kimberly A ^a   Palica, Joanna ^c   Rao, Sanjay S ^c   Maglione, Jeanne E ^c   Soskins, Matt ^a   Betterton, Amy E ^b   Ferris, Frank D ^a  

^a San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care Center for Palliative Studies   (United States)

^b University of California San Diego ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e San Diego Hospice and Palliative Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Delirium; End of life; Hospice; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALIFORNIA; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 44449104237     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951508000242     Document Type: Article

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