Multicomponent, nonpharmacological delirium interventions for older inpatients : A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older people represent a risk group for acquiring or further development of delirium during hospitalization, therefore requiring suitable nonpharmacological delirium interventions.

Objective

This scoping review analyzed nonpharmacological intervention programs for older inpatients with or without cognitive decline on regular or acute geriatric wards to present the range of interventions.

Methods

A systematic literature search was conducted using scientific databases. A total of 4652 records were screened by two independent reviewers, leaving 81 eligible articles for full-text screening and 25 studies were finally included. Inclusion criteria were older patients ≥65 years in regular or acute geriatric wards and nonpharmacological multicomponent interventions

SUBMITTER: Eckstein C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6820613 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature