Risk factors for delirium among hospitalized patients in Zambia.
Justin K BanerdtKondwelani MateyoYan YanDandan LiuYi ZuoChiara Di GravioJulia C ThomeElisabeth D RivielloDeanna SaylorE Wesley ElyDouglas Corbett HeimburgerPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Among hospitalized adults at a national referral hospital in Zambia, severity of illness, history of stroke, and being divorced/widowed were independently predictive of delirium. Extension of this work will inform future efforts to prevent, detect, and manage delirium in low- and middle-income countries.