Care in specialist medical and mental health unit compared with standard care for older people with cognitive impairment admitted to general hospital: randomised controlled trial (NIHR TEAM trial).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop and evaluate a best practice model of general hospital acute medical care for older people with cognitive impairment.

Design

Randomised controlled trial, adapted to take account of constraints imposed by a busy acute medical admission system.

Setting

Large acute general hospital in the United Kingdom.

Participants

600 patients aged over 65 admitted for acute medical care, identified as "confused" on admission.

Interventions

Participants were randomised to a specialist medical and mental health unit, designed to deliver best practice care for people with delirium or dementia, or to standard care (acute geriatric or general medical wards). Features of the specialist unit included joint staffing by medical and mental health professional

SUBMITTER: Goldberg SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3698942 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature