Open AccessStop Delirium! A complex intervention to prevent delirium in care homes: a mixed-methods feasibility study
Author(s) -
Najma Siddiqi,
John Young,
Allan House,
Imogen Featherstone,
Ann Hopton,
Caroline Martin,
Jill Edwards,
Ramya Padmavathy Radha Krishnan,
Rosemary Peacock,
Raymond Holt
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afq126
Subject(s) - delirium , medicine , intervention (counseling) , randomized controlled trial , nursing , intensive care medicine , surgery
delirium is likely to be particularly common in care homes, given the clustering of known risk factors in these settings. Preventing delirium should result in significant benefits, including better quality of care and improved outcomes for residents.
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