Mcloughlin, BC;
Miles, A;
Webb, TE;
Knopp, P;
Eyres, C;
Fabbri, A;
Humphries, F;
(2020)
Functional and cognitive outcomes after COVID-19 delirium.
European Geriatric Medicine
, 11
(5)
pp. 857-862.
10.1007/s41999-020-00353-8.
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Abstract
Purpose: To ascertain delirium prevalence and outcomes in COVID-19. / Methods: We conducted a point-prevalence study in a cohort of COVID-19 inpatients at University College Hospital. Delirium was defined by DSM-IV criteria. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality at 4 weeks; secondary outcomes were physical and cognitive function. / Results: In 71 patients (mean age 61, 75% men), 31 (42%) had delirium, of which only 12 (39%) had been recognised by the clinical team. At 4 weeks, 20 (28%) had died, 26 (36%) were interviewed by telephone and 21 (30%) remained as inpatients. Physical function was substantially worse in people after delirium − 50 out of 166 points (95% CI − 83 to − 17, p = 0.01). Mean cognitive scores at follow-up were similar and delirium was not associated with mortality in this sample. / Conclusions: Our findings indicate that delirium is common, yet under-recognised. Delirium is associated with functional impairments in the medium term.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Functional and cognitive outcomes after COVID-19 delirium |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s41999-020-00353-8 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-020-00353-8 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. |
| Keywords: | COVID-19; Delirium; Telephone interview for cognitive status; Barthel Index; Nottingham extended activities of daily living |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Population Science and Experimental Medicine UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Population Science and Experimental Medicine > MRC Unit for Lifelong Hlth and Ageing |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10126852 |
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