Software-guided (PREVEDEL) cognitive stimulation to prevent delirium in hospitalised older adults: study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Delirium is a clinical condition characterised by acute and fluctuating deterioration of the cognitive state, generally secondary to an acute pathology. Delirium is associated with negative outcomes in older adults, such as longer hospitalisations, higher mortality, and short and medium-term institutionalisation. Randomised clinical trials have shown that delirium is preventable through non-pharmacological prevention measures, decreasing its incidence by 30-50%. These interventions include promoting physical activity, facilitating the use of glasses and hearing aids, cognitive stimulation, and providing frequent reorientation of time and space, among others. These measures are currently seldom applied in hospitals in Chile and around the world for reasons including the h

SUBMITTER: Garrido M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10403832 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature