| Cohort Name |
Delirium and Population Health Informatics Cohort |
| Cohort Acronym |
DELPHIC |
| DOI |
Davis, D. (2021). Delirium and Population Health Informatics Cohort [Data set]. Dementias Platform UK. https://doi.org/10.48532/049000 |
| Study Overview |
Population study in urban setting, individuals followed up before, during and after incident hospitalisation (emphasis on delirium ascertainment). |
| #Subjects at Baseline |
1510 |
| Institution Name |
UCL |
| Department Name |
MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing |
| City |
London |
| Study/Database Website |
https://www.linkage-camden.com/ |
| Principal Investigator (PI) |
Daniel Davis |
| Key Study References |
PMID: 35382093; 35291504; 29426299 |
| Population Based Study? |
Yes |
| Family Based Study? |
No |
| Clinical based sample? |
No |
| Is there follow-up data available? |
Yes |
| Were participants included prior to development of dementia (may refer to controls only)? |
Yes |
| Were participants included prior to development of MCI (may refer to controls only)? |
Yes |
| How is data collected? |
Telphone assessement (supported by real-time access to EHR) at baseline and follow-up; in-hospital assessments in person. |
| Who carries out data collection? |
Trained researchers, overseen by clinicians |
| Does this take place in participants' homes or at a central location? |
Home based, by telephone |
| Do participants take part individually or are families/partners involved? |
Individually |
| Dementia cases ascertained as part of study: |
At *Baseline* 51 (3%) participants had formal diagnosis of dementia; n=13 participants had mild cognitive impairment (memory clinic ascertainment). At *follow up* we did not undertake clinical examinations to define incident dementia, but 179 individuals had Z scores less than –2·0 from the baseline assessment. |
| How many times followed up? |
1 |
| Study start date |
01/03/2017 00:00:00 |
| Study end date |
|
| Is study ongoing? |
Yes |
| Is study still recruiting? |
Yes |
| Inclusion criteria |
Aged ≥70, resident in Camden |
| Exclusion criteria |
Severe aphasia, terminal phase of illness |