Detecting Delirium and Subsyndromal Delirium Using Different Diagnostic Criteria among Demented Long-Term Care Residents

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 181-188

  Voyer, Philippe ^a   Richard, Sylvie ^b   Doucet, Lise ^c   Carmichael, Pierre Hugues ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Centre for Excellence in Aging Research Unit   (Canada)

^c Institut Nationale de Santé Publique du Québec   (Canada)

^d Center for Excellence in Aging   (Canada)

Author keywords

Delirium; dementia; diagnostics; long term care setting; subsyndromal delirium

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONFUSION ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 60249100372     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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