The association between an ultrabrief cognitive screening in older adults and hospital outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Though often recommended, hospital cognitive assessment is infrequently completed due to clinical and time constraints.

Objective

This analysis aimed to evaluate the relationship between performance on ultrabrief cognitive screening instruments and hospital outcomes.

Design

This is a secondary data analysis of a quality improvement project.

Setting

Tertiary Veterans Administration hospital in New England.

Patients

Patients, ≥ 60 years old, admitted to the hospital.

Intervention

None.

Measurements

Upon admission, patients were administered 2 cognitive screening tools. The modified Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale (mRASS) is a measure of arousal that can be completed in 15 seconds. The months of the year backward (MOYB) is a m

SUBMITTER: Yevchak AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4594206 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature