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Assessing Delirium Vulnerability in Patients Referred to Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Faezeh Khorshidian, Farzan Kheirkhah, Sussan Moudi, Davood Hosseini Talari, Ali Bijani, Neda Fathi, Sarah Mohammadi, Minoo Mojarrad, Seyedeh Mahbobeh Mirtabar

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Faezeh KhorshidianDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine.Cognitive Neurology, Dementia and Neuropsychiatry Research Center Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3384-5320
Farzan KheirkhahDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Health Research Institute Babol University of Medical Sciences Babol Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1420-5480
Sussan MoudiSocial Determinants of Health Research Center Babol University of Medical Sciences Babol Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6573-8861
Davood Hosseini TalariDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Health Research Institute Babol University of Medical Sciences Babol Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8974-9557
Ali BijaniSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute Babol University of Medical Sciences Babol Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2233-8726
Neda FathiStudent Committee Research Babol University of Medical Sciences Babol Iran.
Sarah MohammadiDepartment of psychiatry Shahrood University of Medical Sciences and Health Services Shahrood Iran.
Minoo MojarradStudent Committee Research Babol University of Medical Sciences Babol Iran.
Seyedeh Mahbobeh MirtabarStudent Committee Research Babol University of Medical Sciences Babol Iran.

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Background and Aims: A large proportion of patients suffering from medical conditions also experience mental health problems, cooperation of both side's professionals, seems to ensure the best way to reduce the existing gap and to create the best diagnostic-treatment plan, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry provides this possibility in a general hospital. Delirium is one of the most important consultations requested by medical professionals for psychiatric services because it is a condition that threatens life and worsens the prognosis of patients. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive investigation of delirium and its related factors among patients in general hospitals. Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in medical wards of a General Educational hospital in North Iran in 2022, Sampling was done among 864 patients, hospitalized in different medical departments who were requested by their medical specialists for consultation by the psychiatric service, The information collected for this study was obtained based on the recorded data in the psychiatric consultation sheets, All psychiatric diagnoses in this project were based on DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. Results: Our analysis revealed a significant increase in the incidence of delirium among patients with advancing age ( Conclusions: The results of our study demonstrate that advanced age, lower educational attainment, widowhood, and the presence of multiple comorbidities are significant risk factors for delirium among hospitalized patients. Furthermore, disturbances in laboratory parameters-excluding thyroid dysfunction and positive urine toxicology-are strongly associated with increased delirium risk. Notably, the majority of patients experiencing delirium had no prior history of active substance use or underlying dementia, as evidenced by our findings.

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consultationdeliriummedical wardspsychiatry

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PMID40937012
PMCPMC12420357

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