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Incidence of Delirium in Inpatient Elderly Patients

Vietnam500 participantsStarted 2020-12-15

Plain-language summary

Study: prospective cohort study Register for research topic on ClinicalTrails.gov. Convenience sampling, all patients aged 60 and older entered the geriatric department of Gia Dinh People's Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City from December 2020 to May 2021. Direct interview with the patient. Minimum time 10-15 minutes for each interview. Evaluation at the time of admission (within the first 24 hours of admission): demographic characteristics, diagnosis at Geriatric ward, frailty, activities of daily living. Assessment during hospital stay: identifying delirum using the CAM tool. Assessment at the time of discharge: diagnosis at discharge and the drugs used during inpatient treatment in the department. Research objectives: 1. Determine the incidence of delirium in elderly patients in general geriatric department. 2. Investigate some of the important related factors that are common for delirium in elderly patients in general geriatric department. 3. Determine the relationship between delirium and clinical outcomes in elderly patients in general geriatric department.

Who can participate

Age range

60 Years – 100 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * All patients ≥ 60 years of age agree to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Disturbance or other cognitive disorders at the time of assessment at admission, hospital stay not exceeding 48 hours

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What they're measuring

Incidence of Delirium in Inpatient Elderly Patients

Timeframe: from December 2020 to May 2021

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04177589

SponsorUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2021-05-15

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