Objective Detection of delirium in hospitalised older adults is recommended in national and
international guidelines. The 4 'A's Test (4AT) is a short (< 2 minutes) instrument for delirium …

Background In the emergency department, delirium associated with serious adverse
outcomes is common in geriatric patients. We performed a meta-analysis and estimated the …

Background Older adult delirium is often unrecognized in the emergency department (ED),
yet the most compelling research questions to overcome knowledge‐to‐practice deficits …

Objectives To identify research and practice gaps to establish future research priorities to
advance the detection of cognitive impairment and dementia in the emergency department …

Prompt recognition of frailty in the emergency department (ED) is important to identify
patients at higher risk of adverse outcomes. Despite this, few studies examine the diagnostic …

Under-recognition of delirium is an international problem. For the early detection of delirium,
a feasible and valid screening tool for healthcare professionals is needed. This study aimed …

Background cognitive impairment is highly prevalent among older patients attending the
Emergency Department (ED) and is associated with adverse outcomes. Methods we …

The American Geriatrics Society was created in 1942 when visionary medical leaders
understood that scientific advances would catalyze historically unprecedented growth in the …

Abstract Background the 4AT (Alertness, Abbreviated Mental Test-4, Attention and Acute
change or fluctuating course), a tool to screen cognitive impairment and delirium, has …

Introduction Geriatric emergency department (ED) guidelines emphasize timely identification
of delirium. This article updates previous diagnostic accuracy systematic reviews of history …