Development and validation of a delirium risk assessment tool in older patients admitted to the Emergency Department Observation Unit.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Delirium is frequent though undetected in older patients admitted to the Emergency Department (ED).

Aims

To develop and validate a delirium risk assessment tool for older persons admitted to the ED Observation Unit (OU).

Methods

We used data from two samples of 65 + year-old patients, one admitted to the ED of Brescia Hospital (n = 257) and one to the ED of Desio Hospital (n = 107), Italy. Data from Brescia were used as training sample, those collected in Desio as testing one. Delirium was assessed using the 4AT and patients' characteristic were retrieved from medical charts. Variables found to be associated with delirium in the training sample were tested for the creation of a delirium risk assessment tool. The resulting tool's performances were assessed i

SUBMITTER: Zucchelli A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8531045 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature