Study protocol—investigation of the Delirium Observation Screening Scale (DOSS) for the routine detection of delirium in the care home setting: a prospective cohort study

INTRODUCTION: Delirium is a common and distressing condition associated with frailty, dementia and comorbidity. These are common in long-term care settings. Residents in care homes are therefore at particular risk of delirium. Despite this, methods to detect delirium in care homes are lacking, with...

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Autores principales: Teale, Elizabeth, Young, John, Siddiqi, Najma, Munyombwe, Theresa, Harrison, Jennifer, Schuurmanns, Marieke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
Materias:
Geriatric Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4916611/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27324706
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009615

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4916611/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27324706
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009615

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