The Effect of Cognitive Impairment on the Accuracy of the Presenting Complaint and Discharge Instruction Comprehension in Older Emergency Department Patients

OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine how delirium and dementia affect 1) the accuracy of the presenting illness and 2) discharge instruction comprehension in older ED patients. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted at an academic ED from 5/2008 to 7/2008 and included non-nursing home patie...

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Autori principali: Han, Jin H., Bryce, Suzanne N., Ely, E. Wesley, Kripalani, Sunil, Morandi, Alessandro, Shintani, Ayumi, Jackson, James C., Storrow, Alan B., Dittus, Robert S., Schnelle, John
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: 2011
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3603343/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21272958
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.12.002
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