Episodes of psychomotor agitation among medical patients: findings from a longitudinal multicentre study
Anno:
2020
Tipologia prodotto:
Articolo in Rivista
Tipologia ANVUR:
Articolo su rivista
Lingua:
Inglese
Formato:
A Stampa
Referee:
Sì
Nome rivista:
AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
ISSN Rivista:
1720-8319
N° Volume:
32
Numero o Fascicolo:
6
Intervallo pagine:
1101-1110
Parole chiave:
Longitudinal; Medical wards; Older; Psychomotor agitation; Risk factors
Breve descrizione dei contenuti:
The management of delirium among older in-hospital patients is a challenge, leading to worse outcomes, including death. Specifically, psychomotor agitation, one of the main characteristics of hyperactive delirium, requires a significant amount of medical and nursing surveillance. However, despite its relevance, to date incidence and/or prevalence of psychomotor agitation, its predictors and outcomes have not been studied among Italian older patients admitted in medical units.