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Cost-effectiveness of multi-component interventions to prevent delirium in older people admitted to medical wards

Author(s) -

Anayo Fidelis Akunne,

Lakshmi Murthy,

John Young

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afr147

Subject(s) - medicine , delirium , psychological intervention , cost effectiveness , health care , quality adjusted life year , population , economic evaluation , intervention (counseling) , intensive care medicine , risk analysis (engineering) , psychiatry , environmental health , pathology , economics , economic growth

here is evidence to suggest that delirium incidence can be reduced in older people admitted to medical services using multi-component interventions that target delirium risk factors. The cost-effectiveness of this approach is uncertain. We therefore developed a novel cost-effectiveness model for delirium prevention.

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