JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 181-188 , March 2009

Detecting Delirium and Subsyndromal Delirium Using Different Diagnostic Criteria among Demented Long-Term Care Residents

  • Philippe Voyer, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, Laval University, and Laval University Geriatric Research Unit of St-Sacrement Hospital Centre, Quebec City, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Philippe Voyer, RN, PhD, Faculty of Nursing, Laval University, 2425 rue de l'agriculture, bureau 4106, Pavillon Paul-Comtois, Quebec City (QC), Canada G1V 0A6
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  • Sylvie Richard, OT, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Center for Excellence in Aging – Research Unit, Quebec City, Canada
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  • Lise Doucet, RN, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Nursing Administration, Centre de Santé et de services sociaux de la Vieille-Capitale, Quebec City, Canada
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  • Pierre-Hugues Carmichael, BSc, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Center for Excellence in Aging, Quebec City, Canada

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    Criteria sets for delirium and subsyndromal delirium according to the different definitions.

    Criteria sets for delirium and subsyndromal delirium according to the different definitions.

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    Prevalence and overlap of the different criteria sets for delirium (Diagnostic Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-III, DSM-III-R, and DSM-IV and Confusion Assessment Method – CAM algorithms for probable

    Prevalence and overlap of the different criteria sets for delirium (Diagnostic Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-III, DSM-III-R, and DSM-IV and Confusion Assessment Method – CAM algorithms for probable and definite delirium) and subsyndromal delirium (SSD) (Marcantonio's and Cole's operationalization of SSD) n = 155.

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    Total cases at risk of deleterious consequences: Delirium and subsyndromal delirium cases (n = 155).

    Total cases at risk of deleterious consequences: Delirium and subsyndromal delirium cases (n = 155).

 Funding for this work was through an Investigator Award to Philippe Voyer from the Quebec Health Research Funds (Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec) and the Quebec Nursing Research Funds (Fonds de la recherche en sciences infirmières du Québec). Financial support also came from the Saint-Sacrement Hospital Foundation.

PII: S1525-8610(08)00363-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.09.006

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 181-188 , March 2009

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