In-Hospital Delirium and Disability and Cognitive Impairment After COVID-19 Hospitalization
Kaushik R, McAvay G, Murphy T, Acampora D, Araujo K, Charpentier P, Chattopadhyay S, Geda M, Gill T, Kaminski T, Lee S, Li J, Cohen A, Hajduk A, Ferrante L. In-Hospital Delirium and Disability and Cognitive Impairment After COVID-19 Hospitalization. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2419640. PMID: 38954414, PMCID: PMC11220565, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.19640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIn-hospital deliriumChart-Based Delirium Identification InstrumentOlder adultsFunctional disabilityCOVID-19 hospitalizationCognitive impairmentCohort studyAssociated with increased functional disabilityHospitalized older adultsIncreased functional disabilityAssociation of deliriumPostdischarge follow-upRisk of deliriumTertiary care systemFollow-upPresence of cognitive impairmentProspective cohort studyLogistic regression modelsOlder survivorsCare systemIncreasing cognitive impairmentMain OutcomesCOVID-19Hospital dischargePrimary outcomeAssociations of Social Support With Physical and Mental Health Symptom Burden After COVID-19 Hospitalization Among Older Adults
Lee S, McAvay G, Geda M, Chattopadhyay S, Acampora D, Araujo K, Charpentier P, Gill T, Hajduk A, Cohen A, Ferrante L. Associations of Social Support With Physical and Mental Health Symptom Burden After COVID-19 Hospitalization Among Older Adults. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2024, 79: glae092. PMID: 38558166, PMCID: PMC11059296, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glae092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow social supportMental health symptomsSocial supportSymptom burdenHealth symptomsFollow-up assessmentCOVID-19 hospitalizationMedical Outcomes Study Social Support SurveyPhysical symptomsAssociation of social supportEdmonton Symptom Assessment SystemPatient Health Questionnaire-4Burden of physical symptomsMental health symptom burdenModified Edmonton Symptom Assessment SystemSocial Support SurveyParticipants' mean ageAssociated with higher burdenSupport SurveyOlder survivorsSymptom managementOlder AdultsMental healthHispanic ethnicityLongitudinal associations