TY - JOUR
T1 - Commentary
T2 - Prevention and management of delirium in older Australians: The need for the integration of carers as partners in care
AU - Aggar, Christina
AU - Craswell, Alison
AU - Bail, Kasia
AU - Compton, Roslyn M.
AU - Hamiduzzaman, Khoka
AU - Sorwar, Golam
AU - Hughes, Mark
AU - Greenhill, Jennene
AU - Shinners, Lucy
AU - Baker, James R.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study did not receive funding.
PY - 2022/10
Y1 - 2022/10
N2 - Despite being the most common hospital-acquired complication (35.7 per 10,000 admissions) in Australia, with a healthcare cost of $8.8 billion, assessment of hospital-acquired delirium remains ineffective.1,2 Delirium is a common and often preventable condition characterised by a sudden decline in a person's baseline mental function, evident by confusion, and changes to behaviour and level of consciousness.3 Studies report undiagnosed rates of delirium as high as 66% in older adults, and up to 87.5% in cases where dementia is also present.3,4
AB - Despite being the most common hospital-acquired complication (35.7 per 10,000 admissions) in Australia, with a healthcare cost of $8.8 billion, assessment of hospital-acquired delirium remains ineffective.1,2 Delirium is a common and often preventable condition characterised by a sudden decline in a person's baseline mental function, evident by confusion, and changes to behaviour and level of consciousness.3 Studies report undiagnosed rates of delirium as high as 66% in older adults, and up to 87.5% in cases where dementia is also present.3,4
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85138118241&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100598
DO - 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100598
M3 - Comment/debate
AN - SCOPUS:85138118241
SN - 2666-6065
VL - 27
SP - 1
EP - 2
JO - The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
JF - The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
M1 - 100598
ER -
