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Delirium is significantly associated with hospital frailty risk score derived from administrative data.

Zhiying LimNatalie LingVanda Wen Teng HoNachammai VidhyaMatthew Zhixuan ChenBeatrix Ling Ling WongShu Ee NgDiarmuid MurphyReshma Aziz Merchant
Published in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2023)
Delirium was highly prevalent in older inpatients, and associated with dementia, frailty, increased cost, LOS, 30-day readmissions and mortality. Hospital Frailty Risk Score had robust association with delirium and can be auto-populated from electronic medical records. Prospective studies are needed on multicomponent delirium preventive measures in high-risk groups identified by HFRS in acute care settings.
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