2001
Nurses' Recognition of Delirium and Its Symptoms: Comparison of Nurse and Researcher Ratings
Inouye S, Foreman M, Mion L, Katz K, Cooney L. Nurses' Recognition of Delirium and Its Symptoms: Comparison of Nurse and Researcher Ratings. JAMA Internal Medicine 2001, 161: 2467-2473. PMID: 11700159, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.161.20.2467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAnalysis of VarianceClinical CompetenceDeliriumDementiaFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansMaleMental Status ScheduleNursing AssessmentNursing Evaluation ResearchObserver VariationProspective StudiesPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificityVision DisordersConceptsRecognition of deliriumRisk factorsNurses' ratingsPatients 70 yearsConfusion Assessment MethodIndependent risk factorPatient-related factorsAge 80 yearsComparison of nursesResearcher ratingsRoutine clinical observationsDelirium featuresHypoactive deliriumProspective studyEducation of nursesNurses' recognitionDeliriumClinical observationsUnderrecognitionDelirium RatingNursesVision impairmentPatientsCognitive testingCognitive Assessment
1999
A Multicomponent Intervention to Prevent Delirium in Hospitalized Older Patients
Inouye S, Bogardus S, Charpentier P, Leo-Summers L, Acampora D, Holford T, Cooney L. A Multicomponent Intervention to Prevent Delirium in Hospitalized Older Patients. New England Journal Of Medicine 1999, 340: 669-676. PMID: 10053175, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199903043400901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeverity of deliriumRisk factorsCognitive impairmentRecurrence rateIntervention groupRisk factor intervention strategyHearing impairmentVisual impairmentHospitalized Older PatientsPatients 70 yearsPrevention of deliriumUsual care unitsUsual care groupGeneral medicine serviceEffective treatment strategiesDuration of episodesPrevent DeliriumOlder patientsRate of usePrimary outcomeSleep medicationPoor outcomePrimary preventionPatient's deliriumTeaching hospital