Gender Differences in Factors Associated With Delirium Severity in Older Adults With Dementia

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• 作者：Ann M. Kolanowski^a ; ^{amk20@psu.edu" class="auth_mail} ; Nikki L. Hill^a ; ¹ ; ^{Nln101@psu.edu" class="auth_mail} ; Esra Kurum^b ; ² ; ^{esrakurum@gmail.com" class="auth_mail} ; Donna M. Fick^a ; ³ ; ^{dmf21@psu.edu" class="auth_mail} ; Andrea M. Yevchak^c ; ⁴ ; ^{yevchaka@duq.edu" class="auth_mail} ; Paula Mulhall^a ; ⁵ ; ^{pmk9@psu.edu" class="auth_mail} ; Linda Clare^d ; ⁶ ; ^{l.clare@bangor.ac.uk" class="auth_mail} ; Michael Valenzuela^e ; ⁷ ; ⁸ ; ^{michael.valenzuela@sydney.edu.au" class="auth_mail}
• 刊名：Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
• 出版年：June 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：28
• 期：3
• 页码：187-192
• 全文大小：284 K

文摘

The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to explore potential gender differences in the relationship of dementia severity, age, APOE status, cognitive reserve and co-morbidity (two potentially modifiable factors), to delirium severity in older adults. Baseline data from an ongoing clinical trial and a Poisson regression procedure were used in the analyses. Participants were 148 elderly individuals with dementia and delirium admitted to post-acute care. In women, delirium severity was related to dementia severity (p = 0.002) and co-morbidity moderated that effect (p = 0.03). In men, education was marginally associated with delirium severity (p = 0.06). Implications for research are discussed.