2003
An Empirical Study of Different Diagnostic Criteria for Delirium Among Elderly Medical Inpatients
Cole MG, Dendukuri N, McCusker J, Han L. An Empirical Study of Different Diagnostic Criteria for Delirium Among Elderly Medical Inpatients. Journal Of Neuropsychiatry 2003, 15: 200-207. PMID: 12724462, DOI: 10.1176/jnp.15.2.200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAgedAged, 80 and overConfusionDeliriumDementiaDiagnosis, DifferentialDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersEmpirical ResearchFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansInpatientsInternational Classification of DiseasesMaleProspective StudiesPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and Specificity
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