Prevalence, risk factors and impact of delirium in adult inpatients in a tertiary care hospital: A point prevalence study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To describe the point prevalence, risk factors and possible outcomes of delirium in inpatients.

Design

A cross-sectional point prevalence study.

Background

Delirium is an acute brain syndrome that negatively affects patients, healthcare professionals and institutions alike; it is common in inpatient settings and is preventable in about one third of cases. Although guidelines recommend systematic screening and assessment, delirium is often unrecognised, undiagnosed and uncoded. There is a lack of valid data on this patient safety indicator in German-speaking countries.

Methods

The study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in Switzerland on 5 July 2022. Specially trained registered nurses collected data from all patients meeting the inclusion criteria

SUBMITTER: Schiess C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11808430 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature