Delirium Motor Subtypes and Severity of Physical Symptoms in Patients with Advanced Cancer in Inpatient Hospice/Palliative Care Units: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

• Published in: Journal of palliative medicine Vol. 28; no. 4; p. 437
• Main Authors: Hasegawa, Takaaki, Mori, Masanori, Yamaguchi, Takashi, Imai, Kengo, Matsuda, Yoshinobu, Maeda, Isseki, Hatano, Yutaka, Yokomichi, Naosuke, Hamano, Jun, Morita, Tatsuya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2025
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Delirium - classification; Delirium - physiopathology; Dyspnea; Female; Humans; Inpatients - statistics & numerical data; Japan; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasms - complications; Palliative Care; Prospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Japan; pain; dyspnea; neoplasm; palliative care; delirium

Altered cognitive function due to delirium changes the threshold or tolerance of symptoms. The impacts of delirium motor subtypes on symptoms remain unknown. Determining whether delirium motor subtypes are associated with the severity of physical symptoms in a palliative care setting. A secondary an...