Detected Delirium Prevalence and Practices in Australia and New Zealand

Huang, S., Welschinger, R., Aggar, C., Bail, K., Cusworth, E., Docherty, E., Fong, M., Groenewald, E., Hopkins, J., Hopkins, J., Kohler, S., Liefrink, S., Lin, Y.-M., Lindroth, H., Liu, K., Newman, E., Nicol, R., Nydahl, P., Ozorio, V., Sainsbury, K., Sundram, F., Tam, S., Tan, A. H., Tongco, J., Wanyika, M., Ward-Stockham, K., Webb-St Mart, M., Caplan, G. A. Australian Journal on Aging DOI: 10.1111/ajag.70227

Abstract: To describe detected delirium prevalence and current delirium-related practices in Australian and New Zealand healthcare sites. This study was a sub-analysis of Australian and New Zealand data from an international cross-sectional survey conducted on World Delirium Awareness Day 2023. Delirium was identified using existing clinical practices on participating wards.