Distress due to delirium experience

Abstract Background Very few studies have evaluated the level of distress due to the experience of delirium in patients who have recovered from delirium. Methodology Fifty-three patients were rated on Delirium Rating Scale-Revised-98 at baseline and were again evaluated on Delirium Experience Questi...

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Published in:General hospital psychiatry 2011-11, Vol.33 (6), p.637-639
Main Authors: Grover, Sandeep, M.D, Shah, Ruchita, M.D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Delirium
Delirium - complications
Delirium - psychology
Distress
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Recall
Middle Aged
Organic mental disorders. Neuropsychology
Psychiatry
Psychological impact
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Stress, Psychological - etiology
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Background Very few studies have evaluated the level of distress due to the experience of delirium in patients who have recovered from delirium. Methodology Fifty-three patients were rated on Delirium Rating Scale-Revised-98 at baseline and were again evaluated on Delirium Experience Questionnaire after recovery for level of distress due to the experience of delirium. Results The mean age of patients was 45.58 (S.D. 19.06) years. Only 15 patients (28.3%) remembered themselves to be confused and rest had no recollection of the same. Those who could remember their experience had moderate ( n = 4; 26.7%), severe ( n = 6; 40.0%) and very severe ( n = 5; 33.3%) level of distress. Of those who could not remember their delirium experience, most of them had moderate ( n = 17; 44.7%) to severe ( n = 10; 26.3%) distress. Those who remembered their experience in general described it as a state of fearfulness ( n = 8), anxiety ( n = 4) confusion and feeling strange ( n = 7). Other experiences which were recollected were those of visual hallucinations and illusions. Conclusion Overall experience of delirium is distressing for the patients. Most of the patients (those who remembered or who were not able to remember) experienced at least moderate level of distress.
ISSN:0163-8343
1873-7714
DOI:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2011.07.009