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Secular trends in the use of vitamins, minerals and fish-oil products in two cohorts of community-dwelling older people in Helsinki — Population-based surveys in 1999 and 2009 by Savikko, Niina, Pitkala, K. H, Laurila, J. V, Suominen, M. H, Tilvis, R. S, Kautiainen, H, Strandberg, T. E

“…OBJECTIVES: To examine and compare the prevalence of use of vitamins, minerals, and fish-oil products (VMFO) in Finnish community-dwelling older people at two…”
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Behavioral symptoms and the administration of psychotropic drugs to aged patients with dementia in nursing homes and in acute geriatric wards by Pitkala, K H, Laurila, J V, Strandberg, T E, Tilvis, R S

“…To describe the prevalence of various psychiatric and behavioral symptoms among patients with dementia in nursing homes and acute geriatric wards and to…”
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Confusion assessment method in the diagnostics of delirium among aged hospital patients: Would it serve better in screening than as a diagnostic instrument? by Laurila, J. V., Pitkala, K. H., Strandberg, T. E., Tilvis, R. S.

“…Background The Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) is an easy, four‐step algorithmic diagnostic test developed to detect delirium. Objective To determine how…”
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Precipitating factors of delirium: Stress response to multiple triggers among patients with and without dementia by Hölttä, E.H., Laurila, J.V., Laakkonen, M.L., Strandberg, T.E., Tilvis, R.S., Pitkala, K.H.

“…Delirium is common and serious acute syndrome among older people precipitated by multiple external factors such as acute illnesses, trauma, surgery, and drugs…”
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Prognostic significance of delirium in frail older people by Pitkala, Kaisu H, Laurila, Jouko V, Strandberg, Timo E, Tilvis, Reijo S

“…Our aim was to investigate the long-term prognosis of delirium in the frailest elderly, and to clarify whether delirium is just a marker of the underlying…”
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Anticholinergic Drugs and Their Effects on Delirium and Mortality in the Elderly by Luukkanen, M.J., Uusvaara, J., Laurila, J.V., Strandberg, T.E., Raivio, M.M., Tilvis, R.S., Pitkälä, K.H.

“…Aim: To investigate the use of drugs with anticholinergic properties (DAPs) and their associations with delirium and mortality among elderly patients with…”
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Psychotropic Medication and Stroke Outcome by RAIVIO, MINNA M., LAURILA, JOUKO V., STRANDBERG, TIMO E., TILVIS, REIJO S., PITKÄLÄ, KAISU H.

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Defining delirium for the International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision by Meagher, David J, MacLullich, Alasdair M.J, Laurila, Jouko V

“…Abstract Objective The development of ICD-11 provides an opportunity to update the description of delirium according to emerging data that have added to our…”
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Multicomponent Geriatric Intervention for Elderly Inpatients With Delirium: Effects on Costs and Health-Related Quality of Life by Pitkala, Kaisu H., Laurila, Jouko V., Strandberg, Timo E., Kautiainen, Hannu, Sintonen, Harri, Tilvis, Reijo S.

“…Background. The detrimental effects of delirium on functioning and mortality are well known, but health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and costs of care have…”
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DELIRIUM SUPERIMPOSED ON DEMENTIA PREDICTS 12-MONTH SURVIVAL IN ELDERLY PATIENTS DISCHARGED FROM A POSTACUTE REHABILITATION FACILITY: A COMMENT by Laurila, Jouko V., Pitkala, Kaisu H., Strandberg, Timo E., Tilvis, Reijo S.

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Psychotic symptoms of dementia, their relationship with delirium and prognostic value by Hölttä, E.H, Laakkonen, M.-L, Laurila, J.V, Strandberg, T.E, Tilvis, R.S, Pitkälä, K.H

“…Abstract Background The prevalence and overlap of psychotic symptoms among patients with dementia compared to those with delirium superimposed to dementia have…”
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Neither Atypical Nor Conventional Antipsychotics Increase Mortality or Hospital Admissions Among Elderly Patients With Dementia: A Two-Year Prospective Study by Raivio, M. M., Laurila, J. V., Strandberg, T. E., Tilvis, R. S., Pitkala, K. H.

“…Abstract only…”
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Multicomponent Geriatric Intervention for Elderly Inpatients With Delirium: A Randomized, Controlled Trial by Pitkälä, Kaisu H., Laurila, Jouko V., Strandberg, Timo E., Tilvis, Reijo S.

“…Background. Delirium is a common syndrome with poor prognosis affecting elderly inpatients. Treatment is mainly based on common sense with wide variations in…”
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Detection and documentation of dementia and delirium in acute geriatric wards by Laurila, Jouko V., Pitkala, Kaisu H., Strandberg, Timo E., Tilvis, Reijo S.

“…Detection of cognitive impairment among hospitalized older individuals has shown to be insufficient. A point prevalence study in two geriatric hospitals in…”
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Delirium among patients with and without dementia: does the diagnosis according to the DSM-IV differ from the previous classifications? by Laurila, Jouko V., Pitkala, Kaisu H., Strandberg, Timo E., Tilvis, Reijo S.

“…Background Different diagnostic criteria differ in their capacity to identify subjects as delirious. It is not known how DSM‐IV classification, compared with…”
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The impact of different diagnostic criteria on prevalence rates for delirium by Laurila, Jouko V, Pitkala, Kaisu H, Strandberg, Timo E, Tilvis, Reijo S

“…A cross-sectional study was performed to evaluate the concordance of the present criteria of delirium among elderly (>70 years) geriatric hospital patients (n…”
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Impact of different diagnostic criteria on prognosis of delirium: a prospective study by Laurila, Jouko V, Pitkala, Kaisu H, Strandberg, Timo E, Tilvis, Reijo S

“…A 2-year follow-up study was performed to compare the prognosis of delirium defined according to 4 different diagnostic classifications (DSM-III, DSM-III-R,…”
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