2003
The Course of Delirium in Older Medical Inpatients
McCusker J, Cole M, Dendukuri N, Han L, Belzile É. The Course of Delirium in Older Medical Inpatients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2003, 18: 696-704. PMID: 12950477, PMCID: PMC1494920, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20602.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutcome of deliriumClinical courseMedical inpatientsCourse of deliriumHospital clinical courseProspective cohort studyOlder medical inpatientsTime of diagnosisSeverity of illnessSubgroup of patientsNursing home residencePost-discharge outcomesAcute care hospitalsRole of dementiaHospital courseInitial hospitalizationCohort studyPersistent symptomsCare hospitalHospital recoveryMedical wardsFunctional outcomeAdmission levelsDaily livingDelirium
2001
Environmental Risk Factors for Delirium in Hospitalized Older People
McCusker J, Cole M, Abrahamowicz M, Han L, Podoba J, Ramman‐Haddad L. Environmental Risk Factors for Delirium in Hospitalized Older People. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2001, 49: 1327-1334. PMID: 11890491, DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49260.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental risk factorsRisk factorsPhysical restraintDelirium symptomsSeverity scoreHospital unitsObservational prospective clinical studyPrior cognitive impairmentSymptoms of deliriumConfusion Assessment MethodModifiable risk factorsGeneral community hospitalProspective clinical studyPatients age 65Potential environmental risk factorsSymptom severity scoresHospitalized older peopleDelirium severity scoresMedical wardsPatient characteristicsDelirium IndexIntensive careInitial severityCommunity hospitalClinical studies