Interventions for preventing delirium in hospitalised non-ICU patients

Siddiqi, Najma; Harrison, Jennifer; Clegg, Andrew; Teale, Elizabeth; Young, John; Taylor, J.; A Simpkins, Samantha

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd005563.pub3

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Interventions for preventing delirium in hospitalised non-ICU patients

Published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews • Mar 11, 2016

Authors:

Najma Siddiqi

Jennifer Harrison

Andrew Clegg

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Delirium is a common mental disorder, which is distressing and has serious adverse outcomes in hospitalised patients. Prevention of delirium is desirable from the perspective of patients and carers, and healthcare providers. It is currently unclear, however, whether interventions for pre...

Subject

Delirium

Intensive care medicine

Psychological intervention

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