Topic: Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network
Conditions
Interventions
Control/before group:
Usual care
Intervention/after group:
Delirium prevention care system - education of all grades of ward staff about delirium and its prevention (education provided by delirium
Sponsors
York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Admitted to one of study elderly care wards
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Consent or assent is refused 2. Not enrolled within 24 hours of ward admission 3. Patient leaves the ward prior to their first outcome assessment 4. Unable to speak English and there is no translator available 5. Unconscious or dying 6. Aged 73 - 104 years, either sex
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incident delirium (measured using Confusion Assessment Method score greater than 2 and Delirium Rating Scale [DRS-R-98] total score greater than 17) by 7 days after study ward admission | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Cumulative length of delirium episodes per patient by ward discharge and 6 months after ward discharge 2. Number of delirium episodes per patient by ward discharge and 6 months after ward discharge | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed