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Use of Medications With Anticholinergic Effect Predicts Clinical Severity of Delirium Symptoms in Older Medical Inpatients
Han L, McCusker J, Cole M, Abrahamowicz M, Primeau F, Elie M. Use of Medications With Anticholinergic Effect Predicts Clinical Severity of Delirium Symptoms in Older Medical Inpatients. JAMA Internal Medicine 2001, 161: 1099-1105. PMID: 11322844, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.161.8.1099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDelirium severityACH medicationsMedication exposureDelirium symptomsMedical inpatientsInpatients 65 yearsModifiable risk factorsOlder medical inpatientsUse of medicationsPresence of dementiaElderly medical inpatientsMixed linear regression modelsAnticholinergic medicationsACh effectsAnticholinergic effectsMedication usePrevalent deliriumDelirium IndexRisk factorsClinical severityMedicationsDeliriumSymptom severityLongitudinal associationsSeverity
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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