International journal of geriatric psychiatry
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Int J Geriatr Psychiatry · Jan 2014
The diagnosis, prevalence and outcome of delirium in a cohort of older people with mental health problems on general hospital wards.
This paper aimed to measure the prevalence and outcomes of delirium for patients over 70 admitted to a general hospital for acute medical care and to assess the validity of the Delirium Rating Scale-Revised-98 (DRS-R-98) in this setting. ⋯ Delirium is common. Some, but not all, features are reversible. DRS-R-98 has reasonable validity in populations where co-morbid dementia is prevalent.
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Int J Geriatr Psychiatry · Jan 2014
Relationship between observable emotional expression and wandering behavior of people with dementia.
This study explored the relationship between observable emotional expression and wandering behaviors of people with dementia (PWD). ⋯ Both positive and negative emotional expressions, along with cognitive status, should be considered when developing interventions to improve wandering behaviors of PWD.