Age and ageing
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Preventing delirium in an acute hospital using a non-pharmacological intervention.
delirium is a clinical syndrome associated with multiple short and long-term complications and therefore prevention is an essential part of its management. This study was designed to assess the efficacy of multicomponent intervention in delirium prevention. ⋯ the results of this study show that there is a benefit in the non-pharmacological prevention of delirium using family members, when compared with standard management of patients at risk of developing this condition.