Delirium in Home-dwelling Old People Receiving Home Nursing Care

Oslo University Hospital211 enrolled

Overview

Study the prevalence of delirium among old persons with home-nursing care living in the community. By recruiting the persons in a stable phase, the investigators wish to study the influence of an episode of delirium upon further cognitive and physical function.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

211

Conditions

Delirium

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Home nursing service at least once a week. * Home dwelling (not permanently institutionalised) * Age 65 years or more * Informed consent by the patient or a close relative (if the patient is unable to give a valid informed consent) Exclusion Criteria: * Patient or relative denies inclusion * Terminal illness * Patients diagnosed with dementia with Lewy bodies (its fluctuating course makes the diagnosis of delirium challenging) * Patients with chronic diseases that have needed assistance from the home nursing service before the age of 65. * Assistance from the home nursing service is due to addictive substances. * Assistance from the home nursing service is due to psychiatric illnesses other than dementia.

Locations (1)

Sandefjord kommune

Sandefjord, Norway

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Trajectory of cognitive function using the MoCa test

The impact of an episode of delirium upon cognitive function measured by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment every 6th months for two years.

Time frame: 2 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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