Open AccessDelirium in Advanced Cancer: Screening for the Incidence on Admission to an Inpatient Hospice Unit
Author(s) -
Suzanne Rainsford,
John Rosenberg,
Tracey Bullen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.986
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1096-6218
pISSN - 1557-7740
DOI - 10.1089/jpm.2013.0646
Subject(s) - delirium , medicine , clinical judgement , incidence (geometry) , intensive care medicine , cancer , distress , confusion , emergency medicine , clinical psychology , physics , optics , psychology , psychoanalysis
Delirium is a common underdiagnosed condition in advanced cancer leading to increased distress, morbidity, and mortality. Screening improves detection but there is no consensus as to the best screening tool to use with patients with advanced cancer.
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