Characterizing and detecting delirium with clinical and computational measures of speech and language disturbance.

Background: Delirium is a critically underdiagnosed syndrome of altered mental status affecting more than 50% of older adults admitted to hospital. Few studies have incorporated speech and language disturbance in delirium detection. We sought to describe speech and language disturbances in delirium, and provide a proof of concept for detecting delirium using computational speech and language features.

Hospital practices and clinical outcomes associated with behavioral symptoms in persons with dementia.

Background: Hospitalized persons living with dementia (PLWD) often experience behavioral symptoms that challenge medical care.

Objective: This study aimed to identify clinical practices and outcomes associated with behavioral symptoms in hospitalized PLWD.

Design: A retrospective cross-sectional study.