Evaluation of delirium in aged patients assisted at emergency hospital service

• Autor(a) principal: Ohl,Isabella Cristina Barduchi
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Chavaglia,Suzel Regina Ribeiro, Ohl,Rosali Isabel Barduchi, Lopes,Maria Carolina Barbosa Teixeira, Campanharo,Cássia Regina Vancini, Okuno,Meiry Fernanda Pinto, Batista,Ruth Ester Assayag
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672019000800153
• topic: Delirium; Aged; Emergency Service Hospital; Nursing; Geriatric Assessment

ABSTRACT Objective: identify the occurrence of delirium in aged patients assisted in emergency services and verify its relationship with sociodemographic and clinical variables. Method: cross-sectional, prospective study with a quantitative approach. Two hundred aged hospitalized patients participated. The Confusion Assessment Method was used for data collection. For statistical analysis, chi-square tests, likelihood ratio and Fisher’s test were used, with a significance level of 5%. Results: male gender and mean age of 71.8 years were predominant. In the first 24 hours of hospitalization, 56 (28%) aged individuals presented delirium. An association of the disease with lack of physical activity, presence of a caregiver, hypertension, dyslipidemia and cerebrovascular diseases was identified. Conclusion: Delirium was associated with no physical activity, the need of a caregiver, and the presence of comorbidities. The importance of conducting other studies that may lead to early identification of the condition to prevent its complications is emphasized.