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Objective: To identify and analyze the predictors for developing delirium in octogenarians who were admitted to hospital for a hip fracture. Methodology: A prospective study conducted with a sample of 287 patients aged 80 years and older (mean age 87.2 \u00b1 3.2 years; 215 women, 72 men), recruited from the Trauma Unit of the University Hospital of Le\u00f3n (Spain). Further, 71.1% of the patients lived in a family member\u2019s home, while the other 28.9% lived in a nursing home. After observing each patient\u2019s interactions with their doctor in a clinical setting, the data for this study were obtained by reviewing the selected patients\u2019 charts. The variables analyzed were sociodemographic information (age, sex, and place of residence), medical information (type of hip break and surgical intervention), cognitive impairment (MMSE score), functional level (Barthel Index score), and clinical information (pharmacological, comorbidities, complications, and the diagnosis and assessment of the severity of delirium in a patient). The univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis showed a significant relationship between acute confusional state and the following variables: anemia, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) III and IV patients, state of cognitive frailty and functional level, a urinary tract infection, changes in the visual field, renal arterial occlusion, and the type and dosage of drugs administered (this variable was identified in the multivariate model). The inverse relationship between anemia and acute confusional state is surprising. Conclusion: This research shows that clinical observation of acute confusional state is necessary but not sufficient for addressing this condition early and adequately in older adults who have been hospitalized for a hip fracture.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph17207467","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,14]],"date-time":"2020-10-14T08:59:22Z","timestamp":1602665962000},"page":"7467","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Predictors of Delirium in Octogenarian Patients Hospitalized for a Hip Fracture"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6886-7215","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mar\u00eda","family":"Plaza-Carmona","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Geriatrics Unit, Le\u00f3n University Hospital, 24008 Le\u00f3n, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2427-8608","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carmen","family":"Requena-Hern\u00e1ndez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology, Sociology and Philosophy, University of Le\u00f3n, 24071 Leon, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sonia","family":"Jim\u00e9nez-Mola","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Geriatrics Unit, Le\u00f3n University Hospital, 24008 Le\u00f3n, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"American Psychiatric Association (2013). 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