Domains of delirium severity in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

Dena Schulman-GreenTammy HshiehDimitrios AdamisMichael S AvidanDan G BlazerDonna Marie FickEsther OhAlessandro MorandiCatherine PriceJoe VergheseEva M SchmittRichard N JonesSharon K Inouyenull null

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2021)

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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