The Association of a Frailty Index and Incident Delirium in Older Hospitalized Patients: An Observational Cohort Study

INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: Frailty identifies patients that have vulnerability to stress. Acute illness and hospitalization are stressors that may result in delirium and further accelerate the negative consequences of frailty. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether frailty, identi...

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Published in:Clin Interv Aging
Main Authors: Sillner, Andrea Yevchak, McConeghy, Robert Owens, Madrigal, Caroline, Culley, Deborah J, Arora, Rakesh C, Rudolph, James L
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Dove 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7646464/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33173286
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S249284
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