Date Approved
1995
Graduate Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Nursing (M.S.N.)
Degree Program
College of Nursing
First Advisor
Andrea C. Bostrom
Second Advisor
Katherine Kim
Third Advisor
James O. Grant
Abstract
Delirium occurs frequently among hospitalized hip fractured elders. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a delirious episode on physical and mental status of those patients 12-18 months post-injury. This ex post facto correlational study utilized Levine's Conservation Principles as the conceptual framework. The sample consisted of 67 subjects age 60 or older. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Katz Index of Activities of Daily Living (ADL) were administered on admission and by telephone at the post-injury interview. The Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) Diagnostic Instrument was used to assess for the syndrome of delirium. Eleven (16%) of the subjects became delirious during the acute hospitalization. Data analysis included Fisher's Exact test, ANCOVA, t-test and paired t-test. Delirium did not have an impact on the mortality rate, ADL score, nor the MMSE scores post-injury. On average, all survivors of hip fracture lost one ADL.
ScholarWorks Citation
Arendsen, Delores L., "The Impact of Delirium on Mental Status and Physical Functioning of the Hip Fracture Patient One to One and One Half Years Post-Injury" (1995). Masters Theses. 213.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/theses/213
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