Delirium and hospitalized older adults: a review of nonpharmacologic treatment.
Delirium is a common and debilitating disorder that affects primarily the elderly in acute care settings. This column reviews the assessment, etiology, complications, and nonpharmacologic treatment of delirium.
Aguirre
Eric
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Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
D000368:Aged; D015984:Causality; D003693:Delirium / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008403:Mass Screening; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment