1993
Acute delirium and functional decline in the hospitalized elderly patient.
Murray A, Levkoff S, Wetle T, Beckett L, Cleary P, Schor J, Lipsitz L, Rowe J, Evans D. Acute delirium and functional decline in the hospitalized elderly patient. Journal Of Gerontology 1993, 48: m181-6. PMID: 8366260, DOI: 10.1093/geronj/48.5.m181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital dischargeFunctional declinePhysical functionLong-term physical functionSubsequent physical functionHospitalized elderly patientsLong-term sequelaeMultivariate linear regression analysisDefinition of deliriumStrongest univariate associationsHospital deliriumAcute deliriumAcute onsetIncident deliriumElderly patientsReversible syndromeProspective studyUnivariate associationsDeliriumCognitive syndromesNursing homesDelirious subjectsLinear regression analysisPermanent consequencesMonths
1992
Delirium: The Occurrence and Persistence of Symptoms Among Elderly Hospitalized Patients
Levkoff S, Evans D, Liptzin B, Cleary P, Lipsitz L, Wetle T, Reilly C, Pilgrim D, Schor J, Rowe J. Delirium: The Occurrence and Persistence of Symptoms Among Elderly Hospitalized Patients. JAMA Internal Medicine 1992, 152: 334-340. DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1992.00400140082019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital dischargeNew symptomsNew-onset deliriumLong-term care facilitiesProlonged hospital stayPersistence of symptomsRisk of mortalityPersistence of deliriumHospital stayIncident deliriumElderly patientsAdvanced ageCommon disorderTeaching hospitalDeliriumIndividual symptomsCare facilitiesPatientsFull criteriaCognitive impairmentMental disordersStudy participantsIncomplete manifestationsSymptomsInitial evaluationDelirium. The occurrence and persistence of symptoms among elderly hospitalized patients.
Levkoff S, Evans D, Liptzin B, Cleary P, Lipsitz L, Wetle T, Reilly C, Pilgrim D, Schor J, Rowe J. Delirium. The occurrence and persistence of symptoms among elderly hospitalized patients. JAMA Internal Medicine 1992, 152: 334-40. PMID: 1739363, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.152.2.334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital dischargeNew symptomsNew-onset deliriumLong-term care facilitiesProlonged hospital stayPersistence of symptomsRisk of mortalityPersistence of deliriumHospital stayIncident deliriumElderly patientsAdvanced ageCommon disorderTeaching hospitalDeliriumIndividual symptomsCare facilitiesPatientsCognitive impairmentFull criteriaMental disordersStudy participantsIncomplete manifestationsSymptomsInitial evaluation