Non-pharmacological management for delirium
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Non-pharmacological management for delirium
Delirium, an acute decline in attention and cognition, is a common life-threatening, and potentially preventable clinical syndrome among persons who are 65 years of age or older.1 Prevalence is highest among those who are frail or patients who are critically unwell or at the end of life. Over the age of 80 years, more than one third of those in hospital will experience delirium.2 The cause of d...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: MOJ Gerontology & Geriatrics
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2574-8130
DOI: 10.15406/mojgg.2018.03.00100