Commentary: Prevention and management of delirium in older Australians: The need for the integration of carers as partners in care

Christina Aggar; Alison Craswell; Kasia Bail; Roslyn M. Compton; Khoka Hamiduzzaman; Golam Sorwar; Mark Hughes; Jennene Greenhill; Lucy Shinners; James R. Baker

doi:10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100598

Commentary: Prevention and management of delirium in older Australians: The need for the integration of carers as partners in care

Christina Aggar
, Alison Craswell
, Kasia Bail
, Roslyn M. Compton
, Khoka Hamiduzzaman
, Golam Sorwar
, Mark Hughes
, Jennene Greenhill
, Lucy Shinners
, James R. Baker

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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

Original language	English
Article number	100598
Pages (from-to)	1-2
Number of pages	2
Journal	The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
Volume	27
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100598
Publication status	Published - Oct 2022

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Aggar, C., Craswell, A., Bail, K., Compton, R. M., Hamiduzzaman, K., Sorwar, G., Hughes, M., Greenhill, J., Shinners, L., & Baker, J. R. (2022). Commentary: Prevention and management of delirium in older Australians: The need for the integration of carers as partners in care. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 27, 1-2. Article 100598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100598

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Commentary: Prevention and management of delirium in older Australians: The need for the integration of carers as partners in care

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