Background. One of the major goals of home care is the prevention of hospitalization. The
objective of this study was to examine the relation between medication use (number, type, and …

… Jaime Fitten MD h , Joseph H. Flaherty MD i , Mary Ganguli MD, MPH j , George T. Grossberg
MD k … Tangalos MD q , Joe Verghese MBBS r , Gordon Wilcock MD s … Bruno Vellas MD v …

Importance Postoperative delirium occurs in 10% to 60% of elderly patients having major
surgery and is associated with longer hospital stays, increased hospital costs, and 1-year …

This article reports the findings of a policy survey designed to establish research priorities to
inform future research strategy and advance nursing home practice. The survey was …

Although multiple models of care exist to prevent the development of delirium in hospitalized
patients, models for the management of patients for whom delirium is unpreventable or who …

Objectives To examine evidence of the efficacy of antipsychotics in the treatment of delirium
in older hospitalized adults. Design Systematic literature review. Setting Hospital. …

Of approximately 6 million veterans who obtained medical care from the Veterans Administration
(VA) in 2006, roughly 47% were older than 65. Cognitive vulnerability is a hallmark of …

Delirium is associated with several negative outcomes and is not always preventable.
Current practices for the management of older hospitalized adults with delirium, such as one‐on‐…

Delirium, characterized by an acute change in mental status along with diminished awareness
and attention and disturbances in memory, language, or perception, confers high rates of …

The development of delirium indicates neurophysiologic disruption and predicts unfavorable
outcomes. This relationship between delirium and its outcomes has inspired a generation …