McGilton, Katherine S., Davis, Aileen, Mahomed, Nizar, Flannery, John, Jaglal, Susan, Cott, Cheryl, Naglie, Gary, Rochon, Elizabeth

Background: The course and outcomes of hip fracture patients are often complicated by the presence of dementia and delirium, referred to as cognitive impairment (CI), which limits access to in-patient rehabilitation. In response to this concern, members of our team developed and piloted an in-patient rehabilitation model of care (Patient-Centred Rehabilitation Model; PCRM) targeting patients […]

Kolanowski, Ann M., Fick, Donna M., Litaker, Mark S., Clare, Linda, Leslie, Doug, Boustani, Malaz

Background: Delirium is a state of confusion characterized by an acute and fluctuating decline in cognitive functioning. Delirium is common and deadly in older adults with dementia, and is often referred to as delirium superimposed on dementia, or DSD. Interventions that treat DSD are not well-developed because the mechanisms involved in its etiology are not […]

Kolanowski, Ann M., Fick, Donna M., Clare, Linda, Steis, Melinda, Boustani, Malaz, Litaker, Mark

Delirium is a common neuropsychiatric syndrome that occurs most frequently in older adults with dementia and is referred to as delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD). Our aim in this pilot project was to demonstrate that implementation of cognitively stimulating activities is clinically feasible and has potential to reduce delirium severity and duration and functional loss […]

Harwood, Rowan H., Goldberg, Sarah E., Whittamore, Kathy H., Russell, Catherine, Gladman, John Rf, Jones, Rob G., Porock, Davina, Lewis, Sarah A., Bradshaw, Lucy E., Elliot, Rachel A.

Background: Patients with delirium and dementia admitted to general hospitals have poor outcomes, and their carers report poor experiences. We developed an acute geriatric medical ward into a specialist Medical and Mental Health Unit over an eighteen month period. Additional specialist mental health staff were employed, other staff were trained in the ‘person-centred’ dementia care […]

Hill, Nikki L., Kolanowski, Ann M., Fick, Donna, Chinchilli, Vernon M., Jablonski, Rita A.

This exploratory study examined the moderating effects of personality traits on cognitive function following a cognitively stimulating individualized activity intervention delivered to individuals at high risk for cognitive decline: those with delirium superimposed on dementia. Data were taken from an ongoing randomized clinical trial with the addition of a personality measure. The results for 71 […]