Prediction model for delirium in advanced cancer patients receiving palliative care: development and validation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Delirium is a common and distressing mental disorder in palliative care. To date, no delirium prediction model is available for thepalliative care population. The research aimed to develop and validate a nomogram model for predicting the occurrence of delirium in advanced cancer patients admitted to palliative care units.

Methods

This was a prospective, multicenter, observational study. Logistic regression was used to identify the independent risk factors for incident delirium among advanced cancer patients in palliative care units. Advanced cancer patients admitted to palliative care units between February 2021 and January 2023 were recruited from four hospitals in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. Model performance was evaluated via the area under the receiver o

SUBMITTER: Guo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11823038 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature