Managing delirium in everyday practice: Towards cognitive-friendly hospitals

Henry O'Connell, Sean P. Kennelly, Walter Cullen, David J. Meagher

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Abstract

Providing optimal healthcare for increasingly elderly hospital populations who have high rates of cognitive disorder is a great challenge. Using delirium as an example, we describe how improved management of acute cognitive problems through a multifaceted hospital-wide programme can promote cognitive-friendly hospital environments. A specific plan of action is described that spans interventions in day-to-day clinical care of individual patients all the way to wider organisational practices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)380-389
Number of pages10
JournalAdvances in Psychiatric Treatment
Volume20
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2014

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