The recognition of delirium in hospice inpatient units

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 283-285

  Smith, Jenny ^a   Adcock, Lucy ^a  

^a Yorkshire and Humber Deanery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delirium; palliative care; screening

Indexed keywords

ABBREVIATED MENTAL TEST SCORE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFUSION; CONFUSION ASSESSMENT METHOD; DELIRIUM; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPICE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

DELIRIUM; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 84863367194     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216311400932     Document Type: Article

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