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Delirium Prevention

New delirium prevention study findings have been published by scientists at University of Leeds, Institute of Health Science

Published in Elder Law Weekly, October 1st, 2008

Investigators publish new data in the report 'Educating staff working in long-term care about delirium: the Trojan horse for improving quality of care.' According to a study from the United Kingdom, "This study aimed to design a multicomponent intervention to improve delirium care in long-term care facilities for older people in the UK and to identify the levers and barriers to its implementation in practice. The research incorporated the theoretical phase and Phase 1 of the Medical Research Council's framework."

"We designed a multicomponent intervention based on the evidence for effective interventions for delirium and for changing practice. We refined the...

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