The Impact of Delirium on Recovery in Geriatric Rehabilitation after Acute Infection

Minnema, J.; Polinder-Bos, H.A.; Cesari, M.; Dockery, F.; Everink, I.H.J.; Francis, B.N.; Gordon, A.L.; Grund, S.; Perez Bazan, L.M.; Eruslanova, K.; Topinková, E.; Vassallo, M.A.; Faes, M.C.; van Tol, L.S.; Caljouw, M.A.A.; Achterberg, W.P.; Haaksma, M.L.

Abstract

Objectives
Delirium is common during acute infection in older patients and is associated with functional decline. Geriatric rehabilitation (GR) can help older patients to return to their premorbid functional level. It is unknown whether delirium affects GR outcomes in patients with acute infection. We evaluated whether delirium affects trajectories of activities of daily living (ADL) and quality of life (QoL) recovery in GR after COVID-19 infection.
Design
This study was part of the EU-COGER study, a multicenter cohort study conducted between October 2020 and October 2021.
Setting and Participants
Participants were recruited after COVID-19 infection from 59 GR centers in 10 European countries.
Methods
Data were collected at GR admission, discharge, and at the 6-week and 6-month follow-ups. Trajectories of ADL [using the Barthel index (BI)] and QoL [using the EuroQol–5 Dimensions–5 Level (EQ-5D-5L)] recovery were examined using linear mixed models.
Results
Of the 723 patients included (mean age 75.5 ± 9.9 years; 52.4% male), 28.9% had delirium before or during GR admission. Participants with delirium recovered in ADL at approximately the same rate as those without (linear slope effect = −0.13, SE 0.16, P = .427) up to an estimated BI score of 16.1 at 6 months. Similarly, participants with delirium recovered in QoL at approximately the same rate as those without (linear slope effect = −0.017, SE 0.015, P = .248), up to an estimated EQ-5D-5L score of 0.8 at 6 months.
Conclusions and Implications
Presence of delirium during the acute phase of infection or subsequent GR did not influence the recovery trajectory of ADL functioning and QoL.

Citation

Minnema, J., Polinder-Bos, H., Cesari, M., Dockery, F., Everink, I., Francis, B., Gordon, A., Grund, S., Perez Bazan, L., Eruslanova, K., Topinková, E., Vassallo, M., Faes, M., van Tol, L., Caljouw, M., Achterberg, W., & Haaksma, M. (2024). The Impact of Delirium on Recovery in Geriatric Rehabilitation after Acute Infection. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 25(8), Article 105002. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2024.03.113

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 17, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Apr 23, 2024
• Publication Date: 2024-08
• Deposit Date: Aug 9, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 9, 2024
• Journal: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
• Electronic ISSN: 1538-9375
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 8
• Article Number: 105002
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2024.03.113
• Keywords: Delirium; COVID-19; Geriatric rehabilitation; Recovery; ADL; QoL; Older adults
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/34317855