Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and their effects on the occurrence of delirium in hospitalized older adults

Objective: To analyze the effects of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics on the occurrence of delirium in hospitalized older adults. Method: A prospective longitudinal study was conducted with 427 older adults (≥60 years) without delirium at hospital admission, between March 2022 and July 2023. Delirium was monitored daily until discharge or death. Descriptive and inferential analyses were performed, with a significance level of 5% (p