Non‐pharmacological interventions for preventing delirium in hospitalised non‐ICU patients

JK Burton, LE Craig, SQ Yong, N Siddiqi… - Cochrane Database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Delirium is an acute neuropsychological disorder that is common in
hospitalised patients. It can be distressing to patients and carers and it is associated with …

The experience of delirium in palliative care settings for patients, family, clinicians and volunteers: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis

I Featherstone, A Hosie, N Siddiqi… - Palliative …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Delirium is common in palliative care settings and is distressing for patients,
their families and clinicians. To develop effective interventions, we need first to understand …

Stakeholder perspectives of a pilot multicomponent delirium prevention intervention for adult patients with advanced cancer in palliative care units: a behaviour …

A Green, A Hosie, JL Phillips, S Kochovska… - Palliative …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Theory-based and qualitative evaluations in pilot trials of complex clinical
interventions help to understand quantitative results, as well as inform the feasibility and …

Drugs, delirium, and ethics at the end of life

C Thomas, Y Alici, W Breitbart, E Bruera… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
For older persons with delirium at the end of life, treatment involves complex trade‐offs and
highly value‐sensitive decisions. The principles of beneficence, nonmaleficence, respect for …

The dilemma of treating delirium: the conundrum of drug management

MR Agar, I Amgarth-Duff - Current Treatment Options in Oncology, 2022 - Springer
Opinion statement Delirium is a common medical complication in people living with cancer,
particularly with more advanced disease. Delirium is associated with significant symptom …

Risk factors for delirium in advanced cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Guo, Y Mu, T Wu, Q Xu, X Lin - European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose To systematically collect published research in order to identify and quantify risk
factors for delirium in advanced cancer patients. Methods The Cochrane Library, PubMed …

A revision of JPOS/JASCC clinical guidelines for delirium in adult cancer patients: a summary of recommendation statements

Y Matsuda, H Tanimukai, S Inoue… - Japanese journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Objective The Japanese Psycho-Oncology Society and the Japanese Association
of Supportive Care in Cancer have recently revised the clinical practice guidelines for …

'It's tough. It is hard': A qualitative interview study of staff and volunteers caring for hospice in-patients with delirium

I Featherstone, N Siddiqi, L Jones… - Palliative …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Delirium is a distressing condition often experienced by hospice in-patients.
Increased understanding of current multidisciplinary care of delirium is needed to develop …

Adaptation, implementation, and mixed methods evaluation of an interprofessional modular clinical practice guideline for delirium management on an inpatient …

SH Bush, E Skinner, PG Lawlor, M Dhuper… - BMC Palliative Care, 2022 - Springer
Background Using delirium clinical guidelines may align interprofessional clinical practice
and improve the care of delirious patients and their families. The aim of this project was to …

Pharmacologic Management of End-of-Life Delirium: Translating Evidence into Practice

D Hui, SY Cheng, CE Paiva - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In the last days and weeks of life, many patients with cancer develop
delirium with fluctuating confusion, altered levels of consciousness, hallucinations …