Thirty-day prevalence of delirium among very old people: A population-based study of very old people living at home and in institutions

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 298-304

  Mathillas, Johan ^a   Olofsson, Birgitta ^b   Lövheim, Hugo ^a   Gustafson, Yngve ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

80 and over; Aged; Cross sectional study; Delirium; Dementia; Epidemiology; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DSM-IV; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SWEDEN;

80 AND OVER; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; SWEDEN;

EID: 84881664648     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2013.04.012     Document Type: Article

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