Delirium and Associated Factors Among Older Patients in Coronary and Internal Medicine Intensive Care Units of a University Hospital | Zendy

Zeynep Dilek Aydın | Zendy; Hatice Yıldırım | Zendy

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Delirium and Associated Factors Among Older Patients in Coronary and Internal Medicine Intensive Care Units of a University Hospital

Author(s) -

Zeynep Dilek Aydın,

Hatice Yıldırım

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

european journal of geriatrics and gerontology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2687-2625

DOI - 10.4274/ejgg.galenos.2019.214

Subject(s) - delirium , medicine , intensive care , emergency medicine , gerontology , psychology , intensive care medicine

Materials and Methods: In this cohort study, delirium frequency was evaluated among 100 patients aged 65 and over in the internal medicine and coronary ICUs of Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine using the confusion assessment method and daily evaluations during May-June 2015. Cognitive and functional evaluations were performed and socio-demographic and clinical characteristics were recorded.

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