Delirium screening: a systematic review of delirium screening tools in hospitalized patients

J De, APF Wand - The Gerontologist, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background: Delirium occurs commonly in hospitalized older patients but is poorly
recognized. Although there are a plethora of validated delirium screening tools, it is unclear …

The effectiveness of consultation-liaison psychiatry in the general hospital setting: a systematic review

R Wood, APF Wand - Journal of psychosomatic research, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to review how the effectiveness of consultation liaison
psychiatry (CLP) services has been measured and to evaluate the strength of the evidence …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the spectrum of anxiety responses to climate change: A systematic review of the qualitative literature

C Soutar, APF Wand - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Knowledge about climate change may produce anxiety, but the concept of
climate change anxiety is poorly understood. The primary aim of this study was to …

Validating the 4A's test in screening for delirium in a culturally diverse geriatric inpatient population

J De, APF Wand, PI Smerdely… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To measure the diagnostic accuracy of the 4A's test in screening for delirium in
geriatric inpatients from culturally diverse backgrounds. Methods A prospective study was …

A multifaceted educational intervention to prevent delirium in older inpatients: a before and after study

APF Wand, W Thoo, H Sciuriaga, V Ting, J Baker… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Systematically targeting modifiable risk factors for delirium may reduce its
incidence. However, research interventions have not become part of routine clinical practice …

Developing delirium best practice: a systematic review of education interventions for healthcare professionals working in inpatient settings

SY Lee, J Fisher, APF Wand, K Milisen… - European geriatric …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Understanding the quality of evidence of delirium education studies will assist in
designing future education interventions that seek to improve the well-known deficits in …

Introducing the concept of modern depression in Japan; an international case vignette survey

TA Kato, N Shinfuku, D Fujisawa, M Tateno… - Journal of Affective …, 2011 - Elsevier
AIM: Japanese psychiatrists have increasingly reported patients with depression that does
not seem to fit the criteria of the ICD-10 and the DSM-IV, and which has recently been called …

Why do the very old self-harm? A qualitative study

APF Wand, C Peisah, B Draper, H Brodaty - The American Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives To examine the perspectives of people aged 80 years or older who self-harmed
regarding their reasons for self-harm and its consequences, and their perceptions of care …

Relationship between timeliness of contact and length of stay in older and younger patients of a consultation-liaison psychiatry service

R Wood, APF Wand, GE Hunt - BJPsych bulletin, 2015 - cambridge.org
Aim and methodsThe aims were to determine whether the timeliness of contact with a
consultation–liaison psychiatry (CLP) service is associated with shorter lengths of stay …

A systematic review of evidence-based aftercare for older adults following self-harm

APF Wand, R Browne, T Jessop… - Australian & New …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Self-harm is closely associated with suicide in older adults and may provide
opportunity to intervene to prevent suicide. This study aimed to systematically review recent …