PALTmed Delirium, Dementia And Depression In The Long-Term Care Setting Guideline Summary - Guideline Central

Document Overview

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Document Overview

Document Title: Delirium, Dementia And Depression In The Long-Term Care Setting

Authoring Society: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association

Document Publication Date: Jan 1, 2019

Page Last Reviewed/Updated: May 5, 2026

Document Type: Consensus Statement

Country of Publication: United States

Full Text Freely Available: No

Full Text Guideline: paltc.org/product-store/3ds-delirium-dementia-and-depression-pocket-guide-set-5

Supplemental Implementation Resources

Document Scope, Criteria, and Use Cases

Scope: Assessment and Screening, Management, Treatment

Keywords: delirium, dementia, depression

Inclusion Criteria: Male, Female, Older Adult

Health Care Settings: Long Term Care

Intended Users: Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Physician Assistant, Social Worker

Recommendation Development Processes & Methodology

Number of Source Documents: 14

Literature Search Start Date: Sunday, January 1, 1989

Literature Search End Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012

Includes peer/external review process?: Yes

Includes public comment process?: Yes

Methodologist involvement?: No

Patient involvement?: No

Includes multi-disciplinary group?: Yes

Includes systematic review?: Yes

Grades quality of strength of evidence?: Yes

Grades quality of strength of recommendation?: Yes

Discloses funding source?: No

Discloses conflicts of interest?: No

Includes benefits/harms analysis with recommendations?: Yes

Identifies study selection process?: Yes

Identifies study selection criteria?: Yes

Identifies methods used to evaluate and analyze the evidence?: Yes

Identifies key questions addressed by the systematic review?: Yes

Identifies search strategy?: Yes