Incidence and Related Factors of Delirium in Older Patients Admitted in Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital
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Delirium is one of the major symptoms in the elderly admitted in the hospitals. It has many impacts on both the patient and the elderly care agency. This study aimed to study the incidence and associated factors of delirium in elderly patients admitted in Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital, using a prospective descriptive study. Data were collected from 343 patients aged 60 years or older, who were admitted in the medical, surgery and orthopedic department from June to August 2020, using the delirium assessment and related factors. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
The results revealed that the elderly patients had delirium of 5%, with the aged range of 80-89 years; accounting for 58.8%. The delirium symptoms occurred between day 1 to day 4 of the hospitalization, both at daytime and nighttime, which accounts for 52.9%. The factors associated with delirium commonly included environment of care, the existing of chronic disease and the acute illness leading to hospitalization, respectively. In addition, it is found that all the subjects had more than 2 factors involved. The results of this study helped the healthcare personnel to understand of delirium in the elderly, who were admitted in the hospital. It is also served as basic information for further development of appropriate practice guidelines for managing delirium in the elderly, who were hospitalized.
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