Effect of the Tailored, Family-Involved Hospital Elder Life Program on Postoperative Delirium and Function in Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Postoperative delirium (POD) is a common condition for older adults, contributing to their functional decline.

Objective

To investigate the effectiveness of the Tailored, Family-Involved Hospital Elder Life Program (t-HELP) for preventing POD and functional decline in older patients after a noncardiac surgical procedure.

Design, setting, and participants

A 2-arm, parallel-group, single-blind, cluster randomized clinical trial was conducted from August 24, 2015, to February 28, 2016, on 6 surgical floors (gastric, colorectal, pancreatic, biliary, thoracic, and thyroid) of West China Hospital in Chengdu, China. Eligible participants (n = 281) admitted to each of the 6 surgical floors were randomized into a nursing unit providing t-HELP (intervention group) or

SUBMITTER: Wang YY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6806427 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature