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ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Busara Oearsakul

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: The incidence and factors related to acute confusional states in hospitalized elderly patients

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Ramathibodi Nursing Journal Vol.8, No. 3 September-December 2002, P. 223

รายละเอียด / Details:

This study is a prospective study of the incidence and factors related to acute confusional states in hospitalized elderly patients. The samples for this research were elderly patients who were admitted to the medical wards of Songklanakarin Hospital from January to March,1999. The research sample, consissting of 254 elderly medical patient were selected by purposive dampling. The instruments used in this study were : a demographic data record, the Thai Delirium Rating Scale,the laboratory results record and the medication record Data was collected by interview observation records and chart review SPSS for Window was used for data analysis. The results showed that 6.3% of the samples developed acute confusional states and the onset of acute confusional sstates ranged from the second day to the sixth day after admission. There were statistically significant differences between the samples with and without acute4 confusional states : mortality rate (p‹.001) and amount of medication group used (p<.001). There were positive statistically significant relationships between length of hospital stay and amount of medications used with acute confusional states (r=.3567,p<.001, and r=.4061,p<.001,respectively). These results and manage acute confusional states and effective intervention to prevent, reduce, and mamage acute confusional states and they will also provide further indications for nursing research.

Keywords: acute confusional states, hospitalised elderly patient, elderly, confuse, nursing

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2002

Address: Nursing Department. Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol University , Ministry of University Affairs.

Code: 0000107

ISSN/ISBN: 0857-8052

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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