117282 20240319080959.0 doi 10.3390/healthcare10040724 sideral 128758 ART-2022-128758 eng Jorge Samitier, P. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-9971-2208 Patient profile and management of delirium in older adults hospitalized due to COVID-19 2022 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted SARS-CoV-2 can cause neurologic symptoms, as well as respiratory ones. Older adults are at risk of developing acute delirium in older persons (ADOP). The combination of experiencing respiratory isolation due to COVID-19, as well as other associated risk factors for older adults, may have had an impact on ADOP and ADOP management in the acute hospital setting. This study aimed to analyze the characteristics of ADOP in patients admitted to a COVID-19 unit. An observational prospective study on a sample of 108 patients was carried out between November 2020 and May 2021. The following data were collected: sociodemographic characteristics, risk factors for ADOP, management of ADOP, and impact on ADOP on both functional and cognitive deteriora-tion. A 29.6% proportion of older adults admitted to an acute COVID-19 unit presented hyperactive ADOP, mainly during the night. Management of ADOP in our sample involved mainly pharmaco-logical treatment and had a serious impact on hospital stay and both functional and cognitive dete-rioration. Preventive strategies and being accompanied by a relative or a carer may be useful to manage ADOP during hospital admission due to COVID-19. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 2.8 2022 HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES 43 / 87 = 0.494 2022 Q2 T2 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES 57 / 106 = 0.538 2022 Q3 T2 0.55 2022 Health Policy 2022 Q2 Leadership and Management 2022 Q2 Health Informatics 2022 Q3 Health Information Management 2022 Q3 2.7 2022 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Juárez-Vela, R. Santolalla-Arnedo, I. Antón-Solanas, I. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-8206-4803 Gea-Caballero, V. Sánchez-González, J. L. Fernández Rodrigo, M. T. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-6455-119X 1006 255 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Enfermería 10, 4 (2022), 724 [12 pp.] Healthcare (Basel) Healthcare (Switzerland) 2227-9032 1845769 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/117282/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2609514 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/117282/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:117282 articulos driver 2024-03-18-14:00:22 ARTICLE