Sedative-hypnotic medications (SHMs) are frequently used in hospitalized older patients, despite undesirable effects on cognitive status. Although previous studies found a significant number of patients experience changes in SHM use during hospitalization, it is unclear which pattern of change leads to hospital-associated cognitive decline (HACD). This study tested the association between patterns of SHM change and HACD.

中文翻译：

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住院老年人的镇静催眠药物负担变化与认知结果之间的关系。

镇静催眠药物（SHMs）经常用于住院的老年患者，尽管会对认知状态产生不良影响。尽管先前的研究发现，大量患者在住院期间使用SHM发生了变化，但尚不清楚哪种变化模式会导致医院相关的认知功能下降（HACD）。这项研究测试了SHM变化模式与HACD之间的关联。