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Screening For Acute Confusion In Elderly Long-Term Care Residents, Kennith Culp, Toni Tripp-Reimer, K. Wadle, B. Wakefield, J. Akins, Paula Mobily, M. Kundradt
Screening For Acute Confusion In Elderly Long-Term Care Residents, Kennith Culp, Toni Tripp-Reimer, K. Wadle, B. Wakefield, J. Akins, Paula Mobily, M. Kundradt
Paula Mobily
While acute confusion (AC) is frequently studied in the hospitalized elderly population, this phenomena has been largely ignored in elders who are residents in long-term care (LTC) facilities. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of AC in older LTC residents, the antecedent conditions present at the time of the AC event and the recognition rate of AC when assessed by staff nurses in two LTC facilities. This is a descriptive, longitudinal study with a 14 day follow-up period which incorporates a screening algorithm using AC instruments with established psychometric properties. A behavioral symptom instrument was also …