The Prevention of Delirium system of care for older patients admitted to hospital for emergency care: the POD research programme including feasibility RCT

• Main Authors: John Young (Author), John Green (Author), Mary Godfrey (Author), Jane Smith (Author), Francine Cheater (Author), Claire Hulme (Author), Michelle Collinson (Author), Suzanne Hartley (Author), Shamaila Anwar (Author), Marie Fletcher (Author), Gillian Santorelli (Author), David Meads (Author), Keith Hurst (Author), Najma Siddiqi (Author), Dawn Brooker (Author), Elizabeth Teale (Author), Alex Brown (Author), Anne Forster (Author), Amanda Farrin (Author), Sharon Inouye (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: NIHR Journals Library, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Delirium is a distressing, common and serious condition in older people in hospital. Evidence suggests that it could be prevented in about one-third of patients using multicomponent interventions targeting delirium risk factors, but these interventions are not yet routinely available in...