Clinical characteristics associated with the onset of delirium among long-term nursing home residents
BMC Geriatrics Feb 15, 2018
Cheung ENM, et al. - Researchers sought to assess the association between clinical characteristics and medication use with the incidence of delirium during the nursing home stay. The factors that showed association with the onset of delirium included dementia, the presence of pain, and the use of antipsychotics. Additionally, they noted that pain monitoring and treatment may be important to decrease delirium in nursing homes.
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