Investigation of ward fidelity to a multicomponent delirium prevention intervention during a multicentre, pragmatic, cluster randomised, controlled feasibility trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

delirium is a frequent complication of hospital admission for older people and can be reduced by multicomponent interventions, but implementation and delivery of such interventions is challenging.

Objective

to investigate fidelity to the prevention of delirium system of care within a multicentre, pragmatic, cluster randomised, controlled feasibility trial.

Setting

five care of older people and three orthopaedic trauma wards in eight hospitals in England and Wales.

Data collection

research nurse observations of ward practice; case note reviews and examination of documentation.

Assessment

10 health care professionals with experience in older people's care assessed the fidelity to 21 essential implementation components within four domains: interv

SUBMITTER: Smith J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7331099 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature