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Studying acute confusion in long-term care: clinical investigation or secondary data analysis using the minimum data set?

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Culp, K; Mentes, JC; McConnell, ES
Published in: Journal of gerontological nursing
April 2001

Clinical investigations of acute confusion have largely been initiated in the acute care setting, where no uniform patient assessment exists. No reliable estimates of the prevalence of acute confusion in long-term care (LTC) residents have been reported. Delirium indicators are present in the nursing home Minimum Data Set (MDS), suggesting that MDS assessments could be used to facilitate studies of acute confusion in LTC. Methods to study acute confusion in LTC are discussed, with an emphasis on the advantages and disadvantages of using secondary analysis of MDS assessments as one research strategy.

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Published In

Journal of gerontological nursing

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ISSN

0098-9134

Publication Date

April 2001

Volume

27

Issue

4

Start / End Page

41 / 48

Related Subject Headings

  • Nursing Homes
  • Nursing
  • Long-Term Care
  • Humans
  • Homes for the Aged
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • Delirium
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Confusion
  • Clinical Nursing Research
 

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Culp, K., Mentes, J. C., & McConnell, E. S. (2001). Studying acute confusion in long-term care: clinical investigation or secondary data analysis using the minimum data set? Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 27(4), 41–48. https://doi.org/10.3928/0098-9134-20010401-09
Culp, K., J. C. Mentes, and E. S. McConnell. “Studying acute confusion in long-term care: clinical investigation or secondary data analysis using the minimum data set?Journal of Gerontological Nursing 27, no. 4 (April 2001): 41–48. https://doi.org/10.3928/0098-9134-20010401-09.
Culp K, Mentes JC, McConnell ES. Studying acute confusion in long-term care: clinical investigation or secondary data analysis using the minimum data set? Journal of gerontological nursing. 2001 Apr;27(4):41–8.
Culp, K., et al. “Studying acute confusion in long-term care: clinical investigation or secondary data analysis using the minimum data set?Journal of Gerontological Nursing, vol. 27, no. 4, Apr. 2001, pp. 41–48. Epmc, doi:10.3928/0098-9134-20010401-09.
Culp K, Mentes JC, McConnell ES. Studying acute confusion in long-term care: clinical investigation or secondary data analysis using the minimum data set? Journal of gerontological nursing. 2001 Apr;27(4):41–48.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of gerontological nursing

DOI

ISSN

0098-9134

Publication Date

April 2001

Volume

27

Issue

4

Start / End Page

41 / 48

Related Subject Headings

  • Nursing Homes
  • Nursing
  • Long-Term Care
  • Humans
  • Homes for the Aged
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • Delirium
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Confusion
  • Clinical Nursing Research