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Baumbusch J, Blakey EP, Carapellotti AM, Dohmen M, Fick DM, Kagan SH, Melendez-Torres GJ, Morgan BE, Munsterman E, Resnick B, Young HM. Nurses and the decade of healthy ageing: An unprecedented opportunity. Int J Older People Nurs 2022; 17:e12469. [PMID: 35490355 DOI: 10.1111/opn.12469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Resnick B, Young HM, Fick DM, Kagan SH. Making care for older people the choice of nurses today, tomorrow, and forever. Geriatr Nurs 2022; 46:A1-A2. [PMID: 35606212 PMCID: PMC9122780 DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2022.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Fick DM, Kagan SH, Resnick B, Young HM. Making Care for Older People the Choice of Nurses Today, Tomorrow, and Forever. J Gerontol Nurs 2022; 48:2-4. [PMID: 35575551 DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20220509-03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Baumbusch J, Blakey EP, Carapellotti A, Dohmen M, Fick DM, Kagan SH, Melendez-Torres G, Morgan BE, Munsterman E, Resnick B, Young HM. Nurses and the Decade of Healthy Ageing: An Unprecedented Opportunity. Res Gerontol Nurs 2022; 15:110-113. [DOI: 10.3928/19404921-20220420-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Leslie DL, Fick DM, Moore A, Inouye SK, Jung Y, Ngo LH, Boltz M, Husser E, Shrestha P, Boustani M, Marcantonio ER. Comparative salary-related costs of a brief app-directed delirium identification protocol by hospitalists, nurses, and nursing assistants. J Am Geriatr Soc 2022; 70:2371-2378. [PMID: 35441698 PMCID: PMC9378349 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Systematic screening can improve delirium identification among hospitalized older adults. Prior studies have shown clinicians and health system leaders may believe they do not have the time and resources for assessment. We conducted a comparative salary-related cost analysis of an adaptive delirium identification protocol directed by an iPad app. METHODS We recruited 527 older adult medicine patients from an urban academic medical center (n = 269) and a rural community hospital (n = 258). Physicians and nurses completed the two-step Ultra-brief Confusion Assessment Method (UB-CAM) protocol (with or without a skip pattern), while certified nursing assistants completed only the UB-2 ultra-brief screen. The sample included 527 patients (average age 80, 57% women, 35% with dementia). Time required to administer the protocol was collected automatically by the iPad app. Salary-related costs of screening were determined by multiplying the time required by the hourly wage for the three disciplines, as obtained from national and regional published healthcare salary cost data. Cost estimates for entire hospital implementation were also calculated. RESULTS Participants were screened on 924 hospital days by 399 clinicians (53 physicians, 236 nurses, 110 CNAs). For the UB-2, CNAs cost per screen was lower than the other clinician types ($0.37 per screen vs. $0.73 for nurses and $2.39 for hospitalists). For the UB-CAM with skip (UB-CAM), costs per protocol were $1.10 for nurses vs. $3.61 for physicians. The annual salary-related costs of hospital-wide implementation of a nurse-based UB-CAM protocol in a medium-sized (300-bed) hospital was $63,015 plus $4356 for initial and annual training. CONCLUSIONS CNAs and nurses had the lowest salary-associated costs for app-directed CAM-based delirium screening and identification, respectively. Salary-related annual hospital costs for the most efficient protocols in a medium-sized hospital were less than the annual cost of hiring 1 FTE of the discipline performing the protocols.
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Baumbusch J, Blakey EP, Carapellotti A, Dohmen M, Fick DM, Kagan SH, Melendez-Torres GJ, Morgan BE, Munsterman E, Resnick B, Young HM. Nurses and the Decade of Healthy Ageing: An Unprecedented Opportunity. J Gerontol Nurs 2022; 48:3-6. [PMID: 35499288 DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20220422-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Fick DM. Welcoming Spring and Real-World Challenges and Facilitators to Mobilizing Older Adults. J Gerontol Nurs 2022; 48:1-4. [PMID: 35201926 DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20220214-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Marcantonio ER, Fick DM, Jung Y, Inouye SK, Boltz M, Leslie DL, Husser EK, Shrestha P, Moore A, Sulmonte K, Siuta J, Boustani M, Ngo LH. Comparative Implementation of a Brief App-Directed Protocol for Delirium Identification by Hospitalists, Nurses, and Nursing Assistants : A Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med 2022; 175:65-73. [PMID: 34748377 PMCID: PMC8938856 DOI: 10.7326/m21-1687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Systematic screening improves delirium identification among hospitalized older adults. Little data exist on how to implement such screening. OBJECTIVE To test implementation of a brief app-directed protocol for delirium identification by physicians, nurses, and certified nursing assistants (CNAs) in real-world practice relative to a research reference standard delirium assessment (RSDA). DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Large urban academic medical center and small rural community hospital. PARTICIPANTS 527 general medicine inpatients (mean age, 80 years; 35% with preexisting dementia) and 399 clinicians (53 hospitalists, 236 nurses, and 110 CNAs). MEASUREMENTS On 2 study days, enrolled patients had an RSDA. Subsequently, CNAs performed an ultra-brief 2-item screen (UB-2) for delirium, whereas physicians and nurses performed a 2-step protocol consisting of the UB-2 followed in those with a positive screen result by the 3-Minute Diagnostic Assessment for the Confusion Assessment Method. RESULTS Delirium was diagnosed in 154 of 924 RSDAs (17%) and in 114 of 527 patients (22%). The completion rate for clinician protocols exceeded 97%. The CNAs administered the UB-2 in a mean of 62 seconds (SD, 51). The 2-step protocols were administered in means of 104 seconds (SD, 99) by nurses and 106 seconds (SD, 105) by physicians. The UB-2 had sensitivities of 88% (95% CI, 72% to 96%), 87% (CI, 73% to 95%), and 82% (CI, 65% to 91%) when administered by CNAs, nurses, and physicians, respectively, with specificities of 64% to 70%. The 2-step protocol had overall accuracy of 89% (CI, 83% to 93%) and 87% (CI, 81% to 91%), with sensitivities of 65% (CI, 48% to 79%) and 63% (CI, 46% to 77%) and specificities of 93% (CI, 88% to 96%) and 91% (CI, 86% to 95%), for nurses and physicians, respectively. Two-step protocol sensitivity for moderate to severe delirium was 78% (CI, 54% to 91%). LIMITATION Two sites; limited diversity. CONCLUSION An app-directed protocol for delirium identification was feasible, brief, and accurate, and CNAs and nurses performed as well as hospitalists. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE National Institute on Aging.
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Schulman-Green D, Hshieh T, Adamis D, Avidan MS, Blazer DG, Fick DM, Oh E, Morandi A, Price C, Verghese J, Schmitt EM, Jones RN, Inouye SK. Domains of delirium severity in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. J Am Geriatr Soc 2021; 70:1495-1503. [PMID: 34951704 PMCID: PMC9106827 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The ability to rate delirium severity is key to providing optimal care for persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD). Such ratings would allow clinicians to assess response to treatment, recovery time and prognosis, nursing burden and staffing needs, and to provide nuanced, appropriate patient-centered care. Given the lack of existing tools, we defined content domains for a new delirium severity instrument for use in individuals with mild to moderate ADRD, the DEL-S-AD. METHODS We built upon our previous study in which we created a content domain framework to inform development of a general delirium severity instrument, the DEL-S. We engaged a new expert panel to discuss issues of measurement in delirium and dementia and to determine which content domains from the prior framework were useful in characterizing delirium severity in ADRD. We also asked panelists to identify new domains. Our panel included eight interdisciplinary members with expertise in delirium and dementia. Panelists participated in two rounds of review followed by two surveys over 2 months. RESULTS Panelists endorsed the same content domains as for general delirium severity, including Cognitive, Level of Consciousness, Inattention, Psychiatric-Behavioral, Emotional Dysregulation, Psychomotor Features, and Functional; however, they excluded six of the original subdomains which they considered unhelpful in the context of ADRD: cognitive impairment; anxiety; fear/sense of unease; depression; gait/walking; and incontinence. Debated measurement challenges included assessment at one point in time versus over time, accounting for differences in clinical settings, and accurate assessment of symptoms related to delirium versus dementia. CONCLUSIONS By capturing a range of characteristics of delirium severity potentially present in patients with ADRD, a population that may already have attention, functional, and emotional changes at baseline, the DEL-S-AD provides a novel rating tool that will be useful for clinical and research purposes to improve patient care.
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Emery-Tiburcio EE, Berg-Weger M, Husser EK, Tumosa N, Golden RL, Newman MH, Morley JE, Knecht-Fredo JM, Hupcey JE, Fick DM. The Geriatrics Education and Care Revolution: Diverse Implementation of Age-Friendly Health Systems. J Am Geriatr Soc 2021; 69:E31-E33. [PMID: 34624931 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Fick DM. How Will We Spend Our Days and Hours to Improve the Care of Older Adults? J Gerontol Nurs 2021; 47:3-5. [PMID: 34590980 DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20210908-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Fick DM. Aducanumab and the Medicalization (Still) of Alzheimer's Disease: A Challenge to Measure and Act On What Matters. J Gerontol Nurs 2021; 47:2-4. [PMID: 34432574 DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20210806-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Older adults have unique health risks related to climate change. This commentary addresses the health impacts of climate change for older adults, identifies gaps in gerontological nursing research, and highlights areas for research to address the significant gap in nursing science. Climate risks of extreme weather events, such as heat, rain, flooding, and wildfires, as well as poor air quality, vector-borne diseases, interruptions of services, and treatment plans all place older adults at risk of experiencing greater morbidity and early mortality. Despite these risks, there is a gap in nursing research related to climate change and aging. Nurse scientists can address this gap with an interdisciplinary approach. There are climate resources and theoretical frameworks to support scientific inquiry. Funding sources must be made available to assure rigorous scholarship of climate-related health impacts for older adults. Gerontological nurse researchers must build capacity to address climate change and health. [Research in Gerontological Nursing, 13(1), 6-12.].
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Armstrong B, Habtemariam D, Husser E, Leslie DL, Boltz M, Jung Y, Fick DM, Inouye SK, Marcantonio ER, Ngo LH. A mobile app for delirium screening. JAMIA Open 2021; 4:ooab027. [PMID: 34549169 PMCID: PMC8446432 DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooab027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to describe the algorithm and technical implementation of a mobile app that uses adaptive testing to assess an efficient mobile app for the diagnosis of delirium. MATERIALS AND METHODS The app was used as part of a NIH-funded project to assess the feasibility, effectiveness, administration time, and costs of the 2-step delirium identification protocol when performed by physicians and nurses, and certified nursing assistants (CNA). The cohort included 535 hospitalized patients aged 79.7 (SD = 6.6) years enrolled at 2 different sites. Each patient was assessed on 2 consecutive days by the research associate who performed the reference delirium assessment. Thereafter, physicians, nurses, and CNAs performed adaptive delirium assessments using the app. Qualitative data to assess the experience of administering the 2-step protocol, and the app usability were also collected and analyzed from 50 physicians, 189 nurses, and 83 CNAs. We used extensible hypertext markup language (XHTML) and JavaScript to develop the app for the iOS-based iPad. The App was linked to Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap), a relational database system, via a REDCap application programming interface (API) that sent and received data from/to the app. The data from REDCap were sent to the Statistical Analysis System for statistical analysis. RESULTS The app graphical interface was successfully implemented by XHTML and JavaScript. The API facilitated the instant updating and retrieval of delirium status data between REDCap and the app. Clinicians performed 881 delirium assessments using the app for 535 patients. The transmission of data between the app and the REDCap system showed no errors. Qualitative data indicated that the users were enthusiastic about using the app with no negative comments, 82% positive comments, and 18% suggestions of improvement. Delirium administration time for the 2-step protocol showed similar total time between nurses and physicians (103.9 vs 106.5 seconds). Weekly enrollment reports of the app data were generated for study tracking purposes, and the data are being used for statistical analyses for publications. DISCUSSION The app developed using iOS could be easily converted to other operating systems such as Android and could be linked to other relational databases beside REDCap, such as electronic health records to facilitate better data retrieval and updating of patient's delirium status. CONCLUSION Our app operationalizes an adaptive 2-step delirium screening protocol. Its algorithm and cross-plat formed code of XHTML and JavaScript can be easily exported to other operating systems and hardware platforms, thus enabling wider use of the efficient delirium screening protocol that we have developed. The app is currently implemented as a research tool, but with adaptation could be implemented in the clinical setting to facilitate widespread delirium screening in hospitalized older adults.
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Young HM, Kolanowski AM, Fick DM. The Time Is Always Right to Do What Is Right: Revisiting Our Societal Values and Strategies in the Care of Older Adults in 2021. Res Gerontol Nurs 2021; 14:55-58. [PMID: 34038671 DOI: 10.3928/19404921-20210128-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Fick DM, Kolanowski AM, Young HM. The Time Is Always Right to Do What Is Right: Revisiting Our Societal Values and Strategies in the Care of Older Adults in 2021. J Gerontol Nurs 2021; 47:3-6. [PMID: 33482008 DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20210121-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Husser EK, Fick DM, Boltz M, Shrestha P, Siuta J, Malloy S, Overstreet A, Leslie DL, Ngo L, Jung Y, Inouye SK, Marcantonio ER. Implementing a Rapid, Two-Step Delirium Screening Protocol in Acute Care: Barriers and Facilitators. J Am Geriatr Soc 2021; 69:1349-1356. [PMID: 33474729 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES An effective and efficient protocol for delirium identification is needed to improve health outcomes for older adults and reduce healthcare costs. This study describes the barriers and facilitators related to the implementation of the ultra-brief confusion assessment method (UB-CAM), a rapid two-step delirium identification protocol (ultra-brief screen, followed by CAM in positives), field tested with hospitalized older adults (70+). DESIGN A qualitative descriptive design using observational data collection and brief semi-structured interviews. SETTINGS An urban academic medical center and a community teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS Participants included 50 physician hospitalists, 189 registered nurses, and 83 nursing assistants (NAs). MEASUREMENTS Field researchers guided by a modified multi-level implementation framework, collected observational data as participants administered the UB-CAM (n = 767). Thematic analysis was conducted on five observational categories: structural, organizational, patient, clinician, and innovation. Field notes and brief semi-structured interviews (n = 231) with clinicians, explored the utility, acceptability, and feasibility of the protocol, and supplemented the observations. RESULTS The UB-CAM was generally positively received by all three clinician types. Six themes describe barriers and/or facilitators to implementing the UB-CAM: (1) physical setting and milieu; (2) practice environment; (3) integrating into role; (4) adaptive techniques; (5) patient responses; and (6) systematic assessment. The composition and interaction of the six themes determined if the theme was expressed as a barrier or facilitator, affirming the importance of context when implementing system-level delirium screening. CONCLUSION This is one of the first studies to test a two-step process for delirium identification, and to involve NAs in screening, and the findings demonstrate overall support from clinicians for delirium identification, and describe the need for a multifaceted, contextualized, and systemic approach to implementation and evaluation of delirium screening.
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Schnitker L, Nović A, Arendts G, Carpenter CR, LoGiudice D, Caplan GA, Fick DM, Beattie E. Prevention of Delirium in Older Adults With Dementia: A Systematic Literature Review. J Gerontol Nurs 2020; 46:43-54. [PMID: 32852044 DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20200820-02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Although dementia is the largest independent risk factor for delirium and leads to poor health outcomes, we know little about how to prevent delirium in persons with dementia (PWD). The purpose of the current systematic literature review was to identify interventions designed to prevent delirium in older PWD. Seven studies meeting inclusion criteria were extracted. Five studies were in the acute care setting and two were community settings. One study used a randomized controlled trial design. Five of the seven interventions comprised multiple components addressing delirium risk factors, including education. Two studies addressed delirium by administration of medication or vitamin supplementation. Using the GRADE framework for the evaluation of study quality, we scored three studies as moderate and four studies as low. Thus, high-quality research studies to guide how best to prevent delirium in PWD are lacking. Although more research is required, the current review suggests that multicomponent approaches addressing delirium risk factors should be considered by health care professionals when supporting older PWD. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 46(10), 43-54.].
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Yevchak Sillner A, Ngo L, Jung Y, Inouye SK, Boltz M, Leslie D, Marcantonio ER, Fick DM. Ultrabrief Screens for Detecting Delirium in Postoperative Cognitively Intact Older Adults. J Hosp Med 2020; 15:544-547. [PMID: 32853147 PMCID: PMC7489801 DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The authors' sought to develop an ultrabrief screen for postoperative delirium in cognitively intact patients older than 70 years undergoing major elective surgery. All possible combinations of one-, two- and three-item screens and their sensitivities, specificities, and 95% confidence intervals were calculated and compared with the delirium reference standard Confusion Assessment Method (CAM). Among the 560 participants (mean age, 77 years; 58% women), delirium occurred in 134 (24%). We considered 1,100 delirium assessments from postoperative days 1 and 2. The screen with the best overall performance consisted of three items: (1) Patient reports feeling confused, (2) Months of the year backward, and (3) "Does the patient appear sleepy?" with sensitivity of 92% and specificity of 72%. This brief, three-item screen rules out delirium quickly, identifies a subset of patients who require further testing, and may be an important tool to improve recognition of postoperative delirium.
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Shrestha P, Fick DM. Family caregiver's experience of caring for an older adult with delirium: A systematic review. Int J Older People Nurs 2020; 15:e12321. [PMID: 32374518 DOI: 10.1111/opn.12321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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AIM To enhance understanding of how family caregivers perceive the experience of caring for an older adult with delirium across care settings and to identify the challenges in recognising and managing delirium to inform future research and best practices. METHOD A systematic literature review was conducted in five databases per the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses criteria. Primary or secondary peer-reviewed articles published between 1987 and October 2018 describing the experiences of family caregivers caring for older adults with delirium or delirium superimposed on dementia were included in the review. Mixed Method Appraisal Tool (MMAT) was used to evaluate the methodological quality. A thematic synthesis of results was conducted to extract relevant data as per the aims of the study. RESULTS Eighteen articles met the eligibility criteria, which were reviewed and analysed in regard to purpose, sample, research design, variables and results. Seven themes emerged in the process. The current challenges and gaps in our knowledge of this phenomenon have also been highlighted, which should be helpful to inform best practices, and finally, an agenda for future research is proposed. CONCLUSION Family caregivers are an important partner in the detection and management of delirium. The impact of caring for an older adult with delirium on the family caregivers should not be overlooked. This paper highlights the dearth of research on family caregiver's experience of caring for older adults with delirium and even less in the context of delirium superimposed on dementia. More research is required to further understand the family caregiver's experience and their challenges in order to support them in their caregiving role and to determine their needs and preferences of being involved in the plan of care. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE These findings suggest that family caregivers are a valuable resource in the recognition and management of delirium and should be included as care partners in the health care team, while also catering to their health and well-being in the process.
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Fick DM. Less Really Is More in Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults: How Can We Improve Prescribing and Deprescribing in Older Adults? J Am Geriatr Soc 2020; 68:1175-1176. [PMID: 32364621 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Young HM, Fick DM. Public Health and Ethics Intersect at New Levels With Gerontological Nursing in COVID-19 Pandemic. J Gerontol Nurs 2020; 46:4-7. [DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20200403-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Singu S, Koneru M, Robinson KA, Neufeld KJ, Oh ES, Wilson LM, Needham DM, Balagani A, Aldabain L, Nikooie R, Fick DM. Are Antipsychotics Helpful for Preventing or Treating Delirium? J Gerontol Nurs 2020; 46:3-5. [DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20200303-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Fick DM. Ushering in the New Year With New Research, New Grants, and Age-Friendly Stories to Tell. J Gerontol Nurs 2020; 46:4-6. [PMID: 31895954 DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20191205-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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