Association of Positive Delirium Screening with Incident Dementia in Skilled Nursing Facilities.
Becky A BriesacherBenjamin KoetheBrianne L Olivieri-MuiJane S SaczynskiDonna Marie FickJohn W DevlinEdward R MarcantonioPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2020)
Among older adults not previously diagnosed with dementia, a positive screen for delirium was significantly associated with higher risk of ADRD diagnosis after admission to a SNF. This risk was highest for patients in the first days of their stay and with the least cognitive impairment, suggesting that the ADRD diagnosis was potentially inappropriate.