Delirium, a prevalent organ dysfunction in critically ill patients, is independently associated
with increased morbidity. This last decade has witnessed an exponential growth in delirium …

As identified in previously published articles, including those published in this issue, the
detection of early cognitive impairment among older adult populations is worthy of …

BACKGROUND: Cognitive impairment challenges the ability to adhere to the complex
medication regimens needed to treat multiple medical problems in older adults. OBJECTIVE …

ContextMost older adults with dementia will be cared for by primary care physicians, but the
primary care practice environment presents important challenges to providing quality care …

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether the use of medications with possible and definite
anticholinergic activity increases the risk of cognitive impairment and mortality in older …

Objectives: Delirium severity is independently associated with longer hospital stays, nursing
home placement, and death in patients outside the ICU. Delirium severity in the ICU is not …

Abstract BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Despite the significant burden of delirium
among hospitalized adults, there is no approved pharmacologic intervention for delirium …

Background ICU admissions are ever increasing across the United States. Following critical
illness, physical functioning (PF) may be impaired for up to 5 years. We performed a …

Background: Recent randomized controlled trials have demonstrated the effectiveness of the
collaborative dementia care model targeting both the patients suffering from dementia and …

BACKGROUND: Despite the significant burden of delirium among hospitalized adults,
critical appraisal of systematic data on delirium diagnosis, pathophysiology, treatment …