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Incidence of delirium in an acute geriatric community hospital: an exploratory analysis of an observational cohort study controlled with a meta-analysis of incidences from literature.

2021-06-01 geriatric medicine Title + abstract only
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ObjectivesDelirium in hospitalised older adults is associated with negative health outcomes. Admission to an alternative care setting may lower the incidence of delirium. The Acute Geriatric Community Hospital (AGCH) was recently opened in the Netherlands and uses a multi-component non-pharmacological intervention strategy to prevent delirium. The objective of this study was to describe the incidence of delirium at the AGCH and compare this incidence to existing rates from literature. If a possi...

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