Functional and cognitive outcomes after COVID-19 delirium.
Eur Geriatr Med
; 11(5): 857-862, 2020 Oct.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-652264
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To ascertain delirium prevalence and outcomes in COVID-19.METHODS:
We conducted a point-prevalence study in a cohort of COVID-19 inpatients at University College Hospital. Delirium was defined by DSM-IV criteria. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality at 4 weeks; secondary outcomes were physical and cognitive function.RESULTS:
In 71 patients (mean age 61, 75% men), 31 (42%) had delirium, of which only 12 (39%) had been recognised by the clinical team. At 4 weeks, 20 (28%) had died, 26 (36%) were interviewed by telephone and 21 (30%) remained as inpatients. Physical function was substantially worse in people after delirium - 50 out of 166 points (95% CI - 83 to - 17, p = 0.01). Mean cognitive scores at follow-up were similar and delirium was not associated with mortality in this sample.CONCLUSIONS:
Our findings indicate that delirium is common, yet under-recognised. Delirium is associated with functional impairments in the medium term.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Delirium
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Pandemics
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Eur Geriatr Med
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S41999-020-00353-8
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