Open AccessPreventing delirium in an acute hospital using a non-pharmacological intervention
Author(s) -
Felipe Martínez,
Carlos Tobar,
C. I. Beddings,
Guillermo Vallejo,
Paola FuentesClaramonte
Publication year - 2012
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/afs060
Subject(s) - medicine , delirium , intervention (counseling) , confidence interval , intensive care medicine , confusion , relative risk , emergency medicine , psychiatry , psychology , psychoanalysis
delirium is a clinical syndrome associated with multiple short and long-term complications and therefore prevention is an essential part of its management. This study was designed to assess the efficacy of multicomponent intervention in delirium prevention.
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