Delirium superimposed on dementia: A quantitative and qualitative evaluation of informal caregivers and health care staff experience

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 272-280

  Morandi, Alessandro ^a,b   Lucchi, Elena ^a,b   Turco, Renato ^a,b   Morghen, Sara ^a,b   Guerini, Fabio ^a,b   Santi, Rossana ^a,b   Gentile, Simona ^a,b   Meagher, David ^c   Voyer, Philippe ^d   Fick, Donna M ^e   Schmitt, Eva M ^f   Inouye, Sharon K ^f   Trabucchi, Marco ^b,g   Bellelli, Giuseppe ^b,h  

^a Department of Rehabilitation and Aged Care of the Ancelle Hospital ^*  (Italy)

^b GERIATRIC RESEARCH GROUP   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caregivers' experience; Delirium superimposed on dementia; Stress

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; APATHY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DELIRIUM; DELUSION; DEMENTIA; EMOTION; FEAR; HALLUCINATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; JOB EXPERIENCE; MOTOR RETARDATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STAFF NURSE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

CAREGIVERS; COHORT STUDIES; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84941601065     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2015.06.012     Document Type: Article

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