Delirium. Delirium, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Researcher held a two- hour class for the families to familiarize them with the goal, signs, causes, prevention methods of delirium and communicational methods and
Prevention
Intervention group: Researcher held a two- hour class for the families to familiarize them with the goal, signs, causes, prevention methods of delirium and communicational methods and distributed pamp
Control group:For the patients in control group, no special visit was scheduled and the family visited their patients based on hospital regulations although their visits were recorded.
Sponsors
Vice Chancellor for research,Isfahan University Of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Availability of immediate family members; absence of addiction to drugs, alcohol and cigarette smoking; absence of delirium, consciousness level disorder and mental diseases before surgery; absence of blindness and deafness; elective open heart surgery; no past history for surgery; absence of intubation with a tracheal tube Exclusion criteria: In cases of patients’ or their reluctance to continue participation; death or existence of post-surgery acute complications
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Delirium. Timepoint: Three times (before intervention, and twice in the morning and evening after the intervention). Method of measurement: RASS and CAM-ICU scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Demographic data of Patients and family member. Timepoint: Once before the intervention. Method of measurement: questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMaryam Eghbali Babadi
Isfahan University Of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed