Exploring the Relationship Between Neighborhood Disadvantage and ICU Delirium Characteristics.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Delirium is a neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by fluctuating disturbances in attention and awareness, associated with worse clinical outcomes and higher mortality. Previous research studies have noted an association between geographic disadvantage and delirium, but it is unknown if this association extends to critically ill adults.

Objectives

This study aimed to explore the relationship between geographic disadvantage and ICU delirium characteristics.

Design, setting, and participants

We performed a secondary analysis of data collected from an National Institutes of Health-funded clinical trial, the Pharmacologic Management of Delirium study. Adults 18 years old or older admitted to the ICU who experienced delirium based on the Confusion Assessment

SUBMITTER: Chi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12879963 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature