Delirium During COVID-19 Hospitalization Raises Risk Of Functional Disability, Cognitive Impairment In Older Adults, Study Finds

MedPage Today (7/2, Kahn) reports, “Older adults who experienced delirium while hospitalized for COVID-19 had increases in functional disability and cognitive impairment in the 6 months after discharge, according to a prospective cohort study.” In the study, patients “with delirium had increased functional disability (rate ratio 1.32, 95% CI 1.05-1.66) and cognitive impairment (odds ratio 2.48, 95% CI 1.38-4.82) over the 6 months after discharge compared with those without in-hospital delirium, reported” researchers in JAMA Network Open.

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