Prevalence of Delirium and its Related Factors in the Elderly Admitted to Selected Hospitals in Tehran, Iran

Objectives: Delirium is an acute and fluctuating change in the patient’s mental state associated with decreased alertness impaired attention. This study aims to investigate prevalence of delirium its related factors older adults hospitalized selected hospitals Tehran, Iran. Methods & Materials: a cross-sectional study. The population consists all elderly emergency internal departments Firoozabadi Rasoul Akram Using simple random sampling method, 300 eligible patients were for To collect required information, demographic medical history questionnaire 4AT test used. Related blood biomarkers also examined. After collection, data analyzed SPSS software, version 24 using descriptive statistics (Mean±SD) inferential (Pearson correlation test). significance level was set at 0.05. Results: Mean age 70.91±8.77 years; 53% male 62% married. Thirty-one percent exposed 43% had delirium. patients’ status significant relationship polypharmacy (r=0.503, P<0.001), independence performing activities daily living home (r=0.404, hospitalization past month (r=0.390, hearing loss (r=0.362, P=0.001), vision (r=0.382, P=0.006), cognitive impairment (r=0.350, P=0.002), Parkinson’s disease (r=0.301, P=0.004), specialized treatment depression (r=0.218, P=0.012), chronic pain (r=0.251, P=0.043). Conclusion: Early diagnosis can prevent adverse effects. It necessary identify risk this syndrome provide appropriate comprehensive interventions