In-Hospital Delirium and Disability and Cognitive Impairment After COVID-19 Hospitalization.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Older adults who are hospitalized for COVID-19 are at risk of delirium. Little is known about the association of in-hospital delirium with functional and cognitive outcomes among older adults who have survived a COVID-19 hospitalization.

Objective

To evaluate the association of delirium with functional disability and cognitive impairment over the 6 months after discharge among older adults hospitalized with COVID-19.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective cohort study involved patients aged 60 years or older who were hospitalized with COVID-19 between June 18, 2020, and June 30, 2021, at 5 hospitals in a major tertiary care system in the US. Follow-up occurred through January 11, 2022. Data analysis was performed from December 2022 to February 2

SUBMITTER: Kaushik R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11220565 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature