Delirium in Home-dwelling Old People Receiving Home Nursing Care
Completed
- Conditions
- Delirium
- Registration Number
- NCT03066232
- Lead Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
- Brief Summary
Study the prevalence of delirium among old persons with home-nursing care living in the community. By recruiting the persons in a stable phase, the investigators wish to study the influence of an episode of delirium upon further cognitive and physical function.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 211
Inclusion Criteria
- Home nursing service at least once a week.
- Home dwelling (not permanently institutionalised)
- Age 65 years or more
- Informed consent by the patient or a close relative (if the patient is unable to give a valid informed consent)
Exclusion Criteria
- Patient or relative denies inclusion
- Terminal illness
- Patients diagnosed with dementia with Lewy bodies (its fluctuating course makes the diagnosis of delirium challenging)
- Patients with chronic diseases that have needed assistance from the home nursing service before the age of 65.
- Assistance from the home nursing service is due to addictive substances.
- Assistance from the home nursing service is due to psychiatric illnesses other than dementia.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Trajectory of cognitive function using the MoCa test 2 years The impact of an episode of delirium upon cognitive function measured by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment every 6th months for two years.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Sandefjord kommune
🇳🇴Sandefjord, Norway