Cognitive decline in patients on an acute geropsychiatric unit.
The authors compared patients in a geropsychiatric unit who showed marked cognitive decline during hospitalization with those who did not. Patients who declined in cognitive function were older, were more likely to have a diagnosis of dementia, and were more anergic on admission. These patients were also discharged to more restrictive living environments. The subgroup of demented patients who declined in cognitive function were also older and improved less on anxiety and depression.
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Orengo
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Kunik
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Molinari
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Workman
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D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005852:Geriatric Psychiatry / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies