Non-pharmacological delirium detection and management interventions for informal caregivers of older people at home: A scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this proposed scoping review is to identify and map the available evidence on interventions that aim to help informal caregivers identify and/or manage delirium in an older person at home.

Introduction

Delirium is a neurocognitive condition characterized by acute confusion and is associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Research estimates delirium to be present in 17% of community-dwellers aged 85 and older, increasing proportionally with age to 45% in those aged 90 and older. Delirium often occurs at the onset of an older person's acute illness or exacerbation of a chronic illness (sometimes while at home) and, because of its protracted nature, usually continues after a hospital stay. Even when an older person's delirium resolves

SUBMITTER: Fox MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11414944 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature