Effect of occupational therapy on the occurrence of delirium in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Delirium poses a major challenge to global health care, yet there is currently a dearth of single effective interventions or medications. Particularly, addressing delirium induced by critical illness is a complex process. Occupational therapy is considered to have a high potential for use in the prevention of delirium, as it involves both cognitive training and training in ADL. To comprehensively analyze the effect of occupational therapy on delirium prevention, we evaluated the effects of occupational therapy vs. standard non-pharmacological prevention on incidence and duration of delirium, clinical outcomes and rehabilitation outcomes in critically ill patients.

Methods

The data sources, including PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library, were compr

SUBMITTER: Zhao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11298357 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature