Christina Aggar, Alison Craswell, Kasia Bail, Roslyn M Compton, Mark Hughes, Golam Sorwar, James Baker, Jennene Greenhill, Lucy Shinners, Belinda Nichols, Rachel Langheim, Allison Wallis, Karen Bowen, Hazel Bridgett
BACKGROUND: Delirium is frightening for people experiencing it and their carers, and it is the most common hospital-acquired complication worldwide. Delirium is associated with higher rates of morbidity, mortality, residential care home admission, dementia, and carer stress and burden, yet strategies to embed the prevention and management of delirium as part of standard hospital care remain challenging. Carers are well placed to recognize subtle changes indicative of delirium, and partner with nurses in the prevention and management of delirium...
April 22, 2024: Journal of General Internal Medicine