Sigurd Evensen1, Ingvild Saltvedt2, Stian Lydersen3, Torgeir Bruun Wyller4, Kristin Taraldsen5, Olav Sletvold6. 1. Department of Geriatrics, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Norway; Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), N-7491 Trondheim, Norway. Electronic address: sigurd.evensen@ntnu.no. 2. Department of Geriatrics, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Norway; Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), N-7491 Trondheim, Norway. Electronic address: ingvild.saltvedt@ntnu.no. 3. Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare, Department of Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway. Electronic address: stian.lydersen@ntnu.no. 4. Oslo Delirium Research Group, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. Electronic address: t.b.wyller@medisin.uio.no. 5. Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), N-7491 Trondheim, Norway. Electronic address: kristin.taraldsen@ntnu.no. 6. Department of Geriatrics, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Norway; Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), N-7491 Trondheim, Norway. Electronic address: olav.sletvold@ntnu.no.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Delirium is common and associated with poor outcomes. Hypoactive motor subtype may predict worse outcome than no-subtype, hyperactive and mixed delirium, but uncertainty remains due to heterogeneity of results and subtyping tools. Other prognostic aspects across delirium motor subtypes are understudied. We investigated differences in one-year mortality, length of stay and institutionalization at discharge and after one year, across delirium motor subtypes in geriatric patients. METHODS: We conducted a prospective observational study, included 311 patients ≥75 years acutely admitted to a geriatric ward, diagnosed delirium using Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (5th ed.) criteria and used the Delirium Motor Subtype Scale for subtyping. Differences in mortality across subtypes were investigated using Cox proportional-hazard regression analyses, unadjusted and adjusted for age, comorbidity and delirium severity. We investigated differences in length of stay and institutionalization using the Kruskal-Wallis test and Pearson's chi-squared test with subsequent Hommel-adjusted pairwise comparisons. RESULTS: Ninety-three patients (30%) had delirium; 12 (13%) had no-subtype, 27 (29%) hyperactive, 30 (32%) hypoactive and 24 (26%) mixed delirium. There were no group differences regarding mortality (p = .61) or length of stay (p = .32). Analyses indicated group differences regarding discharge to an institution (p = .028), but pairwise comparisons showed no differences (smallest p = .071, no-subtype 45% vs hypoactive 85%). There were no group differences in institutionalization after one year (p = .26). CONCLUSION: There were no significant differences in one-year mortality, length of stay or institutionalization across delirium motor subtypes in geriatric patients, although the study may indicate better prognosis in the no-subtype group.
OBJECTIVE:Delirium is common and associated with poor outcomes. Hypoactive motor subtype may predict worse outcome than no-subtype, hyperactive and mixed delirium, but uncertainty remains due to heterogeneity of results and subtyping tools. Other prognostic aspects across delirium motor subtypes are understudied. We investigated differences in one-year mortality, length of stay and institutionalization at discharge and after one year, across delirium motor subtypes in geriatric patients. METHODS: We conducted a prospective observational study, included 311 patients ≥75 years acutely admitted to a geriatric ward, diagnosed delirium using Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (5th ed.) criteria and used the Delirium Motor Subtype Scale for subtyping. Differences in mortality across subtypes were investigated using Cox proportional-hazard regression analyses, unadjusted and adjusted for age, comorbidity and delirium severity. We investigated differences in length of stay and institutionalization using the Kruskal-Wallis test and Pearson's chi-squared test with subsequent Hommel-adjusted pairwise comparisons. RESULTS: Ninety-three patients (30%) had delirium; 12 (13%) had no-subtype, 27 (29%) hyperactive, 30 (32%) hypoactive and 24 (26%) mixed delirium. There were no group differences regarding mortality (p = .61) or length of stay (p = .32). Analyses indicated group differences regarding discharge to an institution (p = .028), but pairwise comparisons showed no differences (smallest p = .071, no-subtype 45% vs hypoactive 85%). There were no group differences in institutionalization after one year (p = .26). CONCLUSION: There were no significant differences in one-year mortality, length of stay or institutionalization across delirium motor subtypes in geriatric patients, although the study may indicate better prognosis in the no-subtype group.
Authors: Kamber L Hart; Amelia M Pellegrini; Brent P Forester; Sabina Berretta; Shawn N Murphy; Roy H Perlis; Thomas H McCoy Journal: Gen Hosp Psychiatry Date: 2020-11-10 Impact factor: 3.238