Use of nurse-observed symptoms of delirium in long-term care: Effects on prevalence and outcomes of delirium

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 602-608

  McCusker, Jane ^a,b   Cole, Martin G ^a,b   Voyer, Philippe ^c   Monette, Johanne ^d   Champoux, Nathalie ^e   Ciampi, Antonio ^a,b   Vu, Minh ^f   Belzile, Eric ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^f CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

delirium; detection; long term care; nursing home

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENT; RISK FACTOR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSING; OBSERVATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NURSES; OBSERVATION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80051756102     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610210001900     Document Type: Article

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