Reducing Delirium in Acute Care: Interventions and Findings

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Description of concepts Similar search terms, using “phrase searching”,
truncation (*), wild cards (?), alternate words and
Alternate spellings etc.
Limits:
(Language, peer
reviewed etc.)
Risk factor
Intervention
In this type of
intervention, the patient
is critically assessed at
regular intervals for the
risk factors that are
associated with delirium
in an acute care setting.
Sensory Impairment, Irregular Medicine Use, Immobility, Infection The research
articles have
been searched on
the basis of their
clear language
and portrayal of
the topic. The
majority of the
research articles
that have been
observed are
peer-reviewed
Noise-reduction
strategies like earplugs
and normalization of
room lighting
The use of earplugs with
normalized lighting in
the room of patients can
decrease the likeliness of
cognitive
Efficacy of earplugs, dysfunctionality, low-light room, sound-proof room,
sleep disrupt*
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AND
OR
OR

dysfunctionality by
reducing sleep disorders.
from the best
journal houses.
In addition to
these, other
papers have also
been read to get
the basic idea
around the topic
of treating
delirium in acute
care setting.
Pain Management by
opioid analgesics
Uncontrollable pain in a
patient can make them
agitated which needs to
be reduced by the
administration of opioid
analgesics
Pain, delirium, agitat*, medicat*, treat*, analgesic, protecti*, pain
assessment
Hypnotism
Hypnotherapy has been
observed to reduce the
prevalence of delirium in
acute care patients by
gently subduing the
activity of the brain.
Hypnoti*, therapy, relax*, subdued brain activity
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AND
AND
OR
OR

Databases searched:
Pub Med CINAHL
Google Scholar Cochrane Library
Psych INFO MEDLINE
Article summaries
Reference Purpose/Aim of
the study
Is the purpose relevant to
my question?
Sample – Who
was included in
the study?
Consider: Does the sample
represent the target
population in my question?
Design
Consider: Is the design
relevant?
Method
How was the research
conducted?
Was there a potential
for bias?
Findings
What were the key
findings?
Are the findings
relevant for my
question?
Level of
Evidence
Is the research high
level evidence or just
opinion?
Additional
notes
- Was ethics review
undertaken?
- Is it primary or
secondary research?
(Boesen et al., 2015)
Sleep and delirium
in unsedated patients
in the intensive care
unit
The purpose of
the study was to
determine the
sleep quality of
patients with
delirium in the
The patients who
were part of the
study were on
mechanical
ventilation support
in the ICU. Proper
The study
design
incorporated
into the
research is
descriptive
Fourteen
mechanically
ventilated
patients
without
structural
In the majority
of the patients,
sleep could not
be measured by
PSG. The
patients who
The research is
sharing the
opinion on the
wakefulness of
the patients
suffering from
The patients
who have been
a part of the
study have
been taken
prior consent to
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