Probable delirium is a presenting symptom of COVID-19 in frail, older adults: a cohort study of 322 hospitalised and 535 community-based older adults
Age and Ageing2020Vol. 50(1), pp. 40–48
Citations Over TimeTop 10% of 2020 papers
Maria Beatrice Zazzara, Rose Penfold, Amy L. Roberts, Karla A. Lee, Hannah C. Dooley, Carole H. Sudre, Carly Welch, Ruth C. E. Bowyer, Alessia Visconti, Massimo Mangino, Maxim B. Freidin, Julia S. El-Sayed Moustafa, Kerrin S. Small, Benjamin Murray, Marc Modat, Mark S. Graham, Jonathan Wolf, Sébastien Ourselin, Finbarr C. Martin, Claire J. Steves, Mary Ní Lochlainn
Abstract
This is the first study demonstrating higher prevalence of probable delirium as a COVID-19 symptom in older adults with frailty compared to other older adults. This emphasises need for systematic frailty assessment and screening for delirium in acutely ill older patients in hospital and community settings. Clinicians should suspect COVID-19 in frail adults with delirium.
Related Papers
- → Profile of vitamin D in a cohort of physicians and diabetologists in Kolkata(2012)23 cited
- → Delirium Superimposed on Dementia(2019)16 cited
- → Delirium Resolution in Hospitalized Older Patients With Cancer(2008)10 cited
- → Prognosis of Delirium(2002)
- → Cohort profile: COVID-19 in a cohort of pregnant women and their descendants, the MOACC-19 study(2020)