The Better Assessment of Illness Study for Delirium Severity: Study Design, Procedures, and Cohort Description

Gerontology
Tammy T Hshiehfor the BASIL Study Group

Abstract

To describe the design, procedures, and cohort for the Better ASsessment of ILlness -(BASIL) study, which is conducted to develop and test new delirium severity measures, compare them with existing measures, and examine related clinical outcomes. Prospective cohort study with 1 year follow-up of study participants at a large teaching hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. After brief cognitive testing and the Delirium Symptom Interview, delirium and delirium severity were rated daily in the hospital using the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) and CAM-Severity score, the Delirium Rating Scale-Revised-98 (DRS-R-98), and the Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale (MDAS). Other key study variables included comorbidity, physical function (basic and instrumental activities of daily living [ADL]), ratings of subjective health and well-being, and clinical outcomes (length of stay, 30 day rehospitalization, nursing home admission, healthcare utilization). Follow-up interviews occurred at 1- and 12-month with patients and families. In 42 patient interviews, inter-rater reliability for key variables was assessed. Of 768 eligible patients approached, 469 were screened and 352 enrolled, yielding an overall study response rate of 67% for potentially...Continue Reading

Citations

Oct 13, 2019·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·Tamara G FongSharon K Inouye
Apr 8, 2020·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·Tammy T HshiehUNKNOWN BASIL Study Group
May 19, 2019·Quality of Life Research : an International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation·Dena Schulman-GreenUNKNOWN BASIL Study Group
Aug 26, 2021·Journal of Gerontological Nursing·Patricia A TabloskiTamara G Fong
Jun 20, 2020·Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders·Sarinnapha M VasunilashornUNKNOWN the BASIL Study Team
Dec 25, 2021·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·Dena Schulman-GreenUNKNOWN BASIL Study Group

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Auditory Perception

Auditory perception is the ability to receive and interpret information attained by the ears. Here is the latest research on factors and underlying mechanisms that influence auditory perception.

Related Papers

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research. Internationale Zeitschrift Für Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue Internationale De Recherches De Réadaptation
Neomi HeymanMerav Ben Natan
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
W BreitbartS Passik
The British Journal of Psychiatry : the Journal of Mental Science
David J MeagherSuzanne Timmons
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved