TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dörner, Jonas
AU  - Houdelet-Oertel, Alexandre
AU  - Arslan, Zafer
AU  - Lauer, Romy
AU  - Otte, Ina
AU  - Vollmar, Horst Christian
AU  - Thürmann, Petra
AU  - Palm, Rebecca
AU  - Holle, Bernhard
TI  - Prevalence of delirium in German nursing homes: protocol for a cross-sectional study.
JO  - BMJ open
VL  - 15
IS  - 1
SN  - 2044-6055
CY  - London
PB  - BMJ Publishing Group
M1  - DZNE-2025-00169
SP  - e087482
PY  - 2025
AB  - Delirium is a neuropathological syndrome that is associated with several negative outcomes. Nursing home residents are vulnerable to developing delirium. Valid prevalence data and associated factors are not yet available for Germany. Therefore, the aim of the prevalence study of the DeliA project (Delirium in Nursing Homes) is to assess the prevalence of delirium and its associated factors in 750 nursing home residents.Trained registered nurses from each participating nursing home will collect the data in a multicentre cross-sectional study. The inclusion criteria for residents are valid informed consent, age ≥65 years and sufficient language skills. The exclusion criteria are aphasia, coma, deafness or end-of-life status. The 4 'A's Test will be used as the primary measurement. Delirium motor subtypes will be determined using the Delirium Motor Subtype Scale. Covariables for associated factors, including functional impairments, pain, cognitive status and nutritional status, are assessed through standardised measurements. Moreover, data such as prescribed drugs or medical diagnosis, hearing impairment or falls will be assessed from the nursing records. Furthermore, the Drug Burden Index will be calculated, and associated factors will be determined using a logistic regression model. The period for data collection in participating nursing homes is planned for 2 consecutive weeks in April 2024.This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Witten/Herdecke University (no. 82/2023). Findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at conferences.https://osf.io/xkfvh/ (DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/XKFVH).
KW  - Humans
KW  - Nursing Homes: statistics & numerical data
KW  - Germany: epidemiology
KW  - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW  - Prevalence
KW  - Delirium: epidemiology
KW  - Delirium: diagnosis
KW  - Aged
KW  - Male
KW  - Homes for the Aged: statistics & numerical data
KW  - Female
KW  - Research Design
KW  - Aged, 80 and over
KW  - Delirium & cognitive disorders (Other)
KW  - EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES (Other)
KW  - GERIATRIC MEDICINE (Other)
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C2  - pmc:PMC11751922
C6  - pmid:39819912
DO  - DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087482
UR  - https://pub.dzne.de/record/276088
ER  -