2001
Multicomponent Targeted Intervention to Prevent Delirium in Hospitalized Older Patients
Rizzo J, Bogardus S, Leo-Summers L, Williams C, Acampora D, Inouye S. Multicomponent Targeted Intervention to Prevent Delirium in Hospitalized Older Patients. Medical Care 2001, 39: 740-752. PMID: 11458138, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200107000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospitalized older personsOlder personsIntermediate riskRisk groupsHigh riskRisk factor intervention strategyCost-effective treatment optionHospitalized Older PatientsIntermediate-risk cohortPrevention of deliriumUsual hospital careIntermediate-risk groupOverall health care costsAcute confusional stateEffective treatment optionHigh-risk groupHealth care costsDelirium preventionPrevent DeliriumUsual careHospital daysOlder PatientsHospitalized patientsConfusional stateRisk cohort
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