Better Assessment of Illness Study (BASIL) II for Delirium Severity: Study Design, Variables, and Methods.

ABSTRACT: PurposeDelirium is a common yet preventable complication of hospitalization, surgery and illness that is associated with poor outcomes. Older adults with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) are especially vulnerable to delirium and experience greater delirium severity, yet no existing assessment tool is specifically designed to evaluate this vulnerable population. This study will validate two new delirium severity instruments, the Delirium Severity (DEL-S) rating for all older adults and the Delirium Severity Rating in ADRD (DEL-S-AD) for patients with dementia.Design/Setting and ParticipantsThe Better ASsessment of ILlness II (BASIL II) study is an innovative prospective cohort study that measures cognitive function, delirium, delirium severity, demographics, clinical and fun

SUBMITTER: Hshieh TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12377491 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature