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P2‐413: Anticholinergic Drug Burden Predicts Delirium Severity Among Older Medical Patients Under Intensive Care
Author(s) -
Han Ling,
Allore Heather G.,
Araujo Katy L.B.,
Pisani Margaret A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2016.06.1625
Subject(s) - delirium , anticholinergic , medicine , dementia , intensive care unit , mechanical ventilation , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , anesthesia , disease
Background:This presentation will focus on findings from a yearlong collaborative evaluation of the six South West Ontario Alzheimer Societies’ core support services (First Link learning series, support groups, and individual support). This evaluation was funded by the Ontario Brain Institute as part of their Evaluation Support Program, and was conducted in collaboration with the Centre for Community Based Research (CCBR), who provided evaluation expertise. The purpose of this evaluation was to use a community-based research approach to understand: (1) how the Alzheimer Societies’ core support services were being implemented; (2) what impact these services where having on clients and the community; and (3) what recommendations could be made to improve these services in South West Ontario and provincially. The evaluation also strove to enhance the capacity of the six Alzheimer Societies to conduct their own evaluations in the future. The evaluation received ethical approval through the Community Research Ethics Office (CREO). Findings from this evaluation reflect the voices of persons with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia, caregivers, staff members, and other community key informants. Findings point to the importance of regular program participation across all three core support services in order to achieve the greatest positive impact for caregivers and their families on their journey with dementia. For example, the caregiver survey demonstrated that multiple interventions (i.e., all three core support services) are needed to achieve the full range of anticipated outcomes (e.g., increased knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, increased skills and ability to cope with the disease, increased connections with people in similar situations). In addition, people who had contact with the Alzheimer Society 20 or more times over the previous three years were significantly more likely to achieve anticipated outcomes than those who did not.