“…11,16,17 In addition to delirium, the risk of functional loss during hospitalization is heightened by other clinical factors, such as baseline and admission function, pain, cognition, polypharmacy, depression, length of hospital stay, restraints and other tethers (eg, pulse oximetry, catheters, and intravenous), and comorbidities. 16,[18][19][20][21][22] Increased risk of delirium during hospitalization has been linked to factors, such as advanced age, 2 male sex, 2 and black race. 23 Similarly, older age, 21 male sex, 21 and identifying as black 23 have been identified as predictors of functional decline in hospitalized older adults.…”