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Reducing Delirium And Functional Decline In Hospitalized Older Adults: Implementation Of Cocare Help, Kara Marie Roman, Aaron Mestemaker
Reducing Delirium And Functional Decline In Hospitalized Older Adults: Implementation Of Cocare Help, Kara Marie Roman, Aaron Mestemaker
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Background: Delirium is a common disturbance in cognition among older adults in the hospital setting. It is associated with negative outcomes and high costs for patients, families, and hospital systems. Use of a reliable screening tool and evidence-based strategies such as CoCare: HELP demonstrates delirium prevention and functional decline in many geriatric hospitalized patients.
Objectives: This study examines the impact of implementing aspects of CoCare: HELP on two pilot units in an urban Midwestern hospital. Pre- and post-implementation measures of delirium rate, 30-day admission rate, length of stay, falls with injuries, safety attendant orders, restraint numbers, use of antipsychotics, and …
Reducing Delirium And Functional Decline In Hospitalized Older Adults: Implementation Of Cocare Help, An Evidence-Based Intervention, Kara M. Roman, Aaron Mestemaker
Reducing Delirium And Functional Decline In Hospitalized Older Adults: Implementation Of Cocare Help, An Evidence-Based Intervention, Kara M. Roman, Aaron Mestemaker
Culminating Experience Projects
Background: Delirium is a common disturbance in cognition among older adults in the hospital setting. It is associated with negative outcomes and high costs for patients, families, and hospital systems. Use of a reliable screening tool and evidence-based strategies such as CoCare: HELP demonstrates delirium prevention and functional decline in many geriatric hospitalized patients.
Objectives: This study examines the impact of implementing aspects of CoCare: HELP on two pilot units in an urban Midwestern hospital. Pre- and post-implementation measures of delirium rate, 30-day admission rate, length of stay, falls with injuries, safety attendant orders, restraint numbers, use of antipsychotics, and …