How do delirium motor subtypes differ in phenomenology and contributory aetiology? a cross-sectional, multisite study of liaison psychiatry and palliative care patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate whether delirium motor subtypes differ in terms of phenomenology and contributory aetiology.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

International study incorporating data from Ireland and India across palliative care, old age liaison psychiatry and general adult liaison psychiatry settings.

Participants

1757 patients diagnosed with delirium using criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth edition (DSM IV).

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Hyperactive, mixed and hypoactive delirium subtypes were identified using the abbreviated version of the Delirium Motor Subtype Scale. Phenomenology was assessed using the Delirium Rating Scale Revised. Contributory aetiologies were assessed using the D

SUBMITTER: Glynn K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8054089 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature