2021
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18168853
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Non-Pharmacological Nursing Interventions for Prevention and Treatment of Delirium in Hospitalized Adult Patients: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Abstract: Delirium is a common neurobehavioral complication in hospitalized patients that can occur in the acute phase and lead to poor long-term outcomes. The purpose of this study was to identify non-pharmacological nursing interventions for the prevention and treatment of delirium in hospitalized adult patients. We conducted a systematic review to synthesize the findings of published studies. We searched the PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library CENTRAL databases for randomized controlled trials in January 202… Show more

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“…Advanced age is the leading risk factor for delirium (30). In the present study, a positive, weakly significant correlation was determined between age and the Nu-DESC mean scores.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 53%
“…Advanced age is the leading risk factor for delirium (30). In the present study, a positive, weakly significant correlation was determined between age and the Nu-DESC mean scores.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 53%
“…Of these, 12 were excluded for failing to meet the inclusion criteria or the objective of the umbrella review. Fourteen reviews met the inclusion criteria [ 31 , 32 , 34 , 35 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 53 , 54 ]. The results are presented in Figure 1 .…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Specifically, the 6CIT will inform the interpretation of the postoperative cognitive status, and it may predict alpha power in EEG recording [ 22 ] that in turn may be linked to delirium [ 23 , 24 ]. If this proves to be the case, the preoperative cognitive status might be investigated in the future as a method to inform more at-risk patients who could especially benefit from supplementary nonpharmacological interventions [ 41 ] such as live or recorded music [ 42 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%