Effect of physical and occupational therapy on delirium duration in older emergency department patients who are hospitalized.
James O JordanoEduard E VasilevskisMaria C DugganSarah A WelchJohn F SchnelleSandra F SimmonsE Wesley ElyJin H HanPublished in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open (2023)
In older hospitalized adults, higher PT/OT intensity may be a useful intervention to shorten delirium duration. Time to first PT/OT session was not associated with delirium duration but was initiated a full 2 days after the ED presentation.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- cardiac surgery
- physical activity
- end stage renal disease
- hip fracture
- randomized controlled trial
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- community dwelling
- prognostic factors
- mental health
- peritoneal dialysis
- acute kidney injury
- case report
- patient reported outcomes
- electronic health record
- patient reported