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TitleImplementing Delirium Prevention in the Era of COVID-19.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2021
AuthorsRadhakrishnan, NS, Mufti, M, Ortiz, D, Maye, ST, Melara, J, Lim, D, Rosenberg, EI, Price, CC
JournalJ Alzheimers Dis
Volume79
Issue1
Pagination31-36
Date Published2021
ISSN1875-8908
KeywordsAged, Alzheimer Disease, COVID-19, Delirium, Humans, Male
Abstract

Patients admitted with COVID-19 can develop delirium due to predisposing factors, isolation, and the illness itself. Standard delirium prevention methods focus on interaction and stimulation. It can be challenging to deliver these methods of care in COVID settings where it is necessary to increase patient isolation. This paper presents a typical clinical vignette of representative patients in a tertiary care hospital and how a medical team modified an evidence-based delirium prevention model to deliver high-quality care to COVID-19 patients. The implemented model focuses on four areas of delirium-prevention: Mobility, Sleep, Cognitive Stimulation, and Nutrition. Future studies will be needed to track quantitative outcome measures.

DOI10.3233/JAD-200696
Alternate JournalJ Alzheimers Dis
PubMed ID33252073
PubMed Central IDPMC7968103
Grant ListK07 AG066813 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG055337 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
UL1 TR001427 / TR / NCATS NIH HHS / United States
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