Effect of Cognitively Stimulating Activities on Symptom Management of Delirium Superimposed on Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 2424-2432

  Kolanowski, Ann ^a   Fick, Donna ^a   Litaker, Mark ^b   Mulhall, Paula ^a   Clare, Linda ^c   Hill, Nikki ^a   Mogle, Jacqueline ^a   Boustani, Malaz ^d   Gill, David ^e,f   Yevchak Sillner, Andrea ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

delirium; dementia; nonpharmacological intervention; postacute care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONFUSION ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DELIRIUM RATING SCALE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; MONTREAL COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STIMULATION; COMPLICATION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; INDEPENDENT LIVING; PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBACUTE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SUBACUTE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85003953021     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14511     Document Type: Article

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