Prevalence and risk factors of delirium in elderly patients in a university hospital

• Conditions: F05; F09; F03; Delirium, not induced by alcohol and other psychoactive substances; Unspecified organic or symptomatic mental disorder; Unspecified dementia

• Registration Number: DRKS00006545
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Jena

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-07-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 611

Inclusion Criteria

Necessity of in-patient care in a department of the university medical center

Exclusion Criteria

in-patients of the psychiatric clinic

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
In this study, all in-patients of the University Hospital Jena aged 60 years and older will be included. They will be examined in a standardized assessment for delirium and its risk factors as well as for dementia. In a one day survey, general data of the patients and the current hospital stay will be collected. Alertness will be assessed by the Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale (RASS), patients with delirium will be identified by the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) on general wards and by the CAM-ICU in intensive care units.