Symptoms of delirium occurring before and after episodes of delirium in older long-term care residents

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2302-2307

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

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Center   (Canada)

^f CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

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

^h UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

age; course; delirium; delirium symptoms; long term care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; RATING SCALE; SURVIVAL; THOUGHT DISORDER;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; RECURRENCE; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 84871001439     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04237.x     Document Type: Article

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