title: Clear up the confusion.
abstract: DELIRIUM CAN be a frightening experience. older people, those with dementia, severe illness or hip fracture are at greater risk of delirium. The prevalence of delirium on acute medical wards is up to 30 per cent and between 10 and 50 per cent of people having surgery develop delirium. In care homes the prevalence is 20 per cent.
authors.affiliation: Older people at the Department of Health, London.
authors.lastname: Deborah