Delirium Due to Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Older Adults.

Background: Delirium is a common complication during acute care hospitalizations in older adults. A substantial percentage of admissions are for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs) or potentially avoidable hospitalizations-conditions that might be treated early in the outpatient setting to prevent hospitalization and hospital complications.

Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study examined rates of delirium among older adults hospitalized for ACSCs.

Delirium Mediates Incidence of Hospital-Associated Disability Among Older Adults.

Objective: To examine whether delirium predicts occurrence of hospital-associated disability (HAD), or functional decline after admission, among hospitalized older adults.

Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study.

Setting And Participants: General inpatient (non-ICU) units of a large regional Southeastern US academic medical center, involving 33,111 older adults ≥65 years of age admitted from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2019.

Adolescent driving behavior before and during restrictions related to COVID-19.

Introduction: Understanding who heeds the driving-related COVID-19 restrictions is critical for assisting public health professionals improve response to this and future pandemic events. The purpose of the current study was to characterize driving behavior changes among adolescents as a function of COVID-19 restrictions. It was hypothesized that adolescent driving would be reduced by COVID-19 restrictions, especially for younger teens, non-minorities, females, non-working teens, and those with higher prosocial tendencies.