Randomized trial of a delirium abatement program for postacute skilled nursing facilities.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine whether a delirium abatement program (DAP) can shorten duration of delirium in new admissions to postacute care (PAC).

Design

Cluster randomized controlled trial.

Setting

Eight skilled nursing facilities specializing in PAC within a single metropolitan region.

Participants

Four hundred fifty-seven participants with delirium at PAC admission.

Intervention

The DAP consisted of four steps: assessment for delirium within 5 days of PAC admission, assessment and correction of common reversible causes of delirium, prevention of complications of delirium, and restoration of function.

Measurements

Trained researchers screened eligible patients. Those with delirium defined according to the Confusion Assessment Method were eligible fo

SUBMITTER: Marcantonio ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2924954 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature