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Epidemiology and outcomes of people with dementia, delirium, and unspecified cognitive impairment in the general hospital: prospective cohort study of 10,014 admissions
- Source :
- BMC Medicine, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- BMC, 2017.
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Abstract
- Abstract Background Cognitive impairment of various kinds is common in older people admitted to hospital, but previous research has usually focused on single conditions in highly-selected groups and has rarely examined associations with outcomes. This study examined prevalence and outcomes of cognitive impairment in a large unselected cohort of people aged 65+ with an emergency medical admission. Methods Between January 1, 2012, and June 30, 2013, admissions to a single general hospital acute medical unit aged 65+ underwent a structured specialist nurse assessment (n = 10,014). We defined ‘cognitive spectrum disorder’ (CSD) as any combination of delirium, known dementia, or Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) score
- Subjects :
- Dementia
Delirium
Cognitive impairment
Length of stay
Mortality
Readmission
Medicine
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17417015
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- BMC Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.9a62b176841a4238a26b90cf0b4dd6a7
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0899-0