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KMID : 1004620150210010043
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Clinical Nursing Research
2015 Volume.21 No. 1 p.43 ~ p.52
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The Effects of Delirium Prevention Intervention on the Delirium Incidence among Postoperative Patients in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit
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Shim Mi-Young
Song Suk-Hee
Lee Mi-Mi
Park Min-Ah
Yang Eun-Jeen
Kim Min-Soo
Kim You-Jine
Kim Too-Na
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was aimed to develop the multicomponent intervention for preventing delirium among postoperative patients in a surgical intensive care unit (SICU).
Methods: Using a quasi-experimental pre & post-test design with a non-equivalent control group, a total of 88 hospitalized patients in a SICU participated in this study. The 44 patients were allocated in each experimental and control group. The experimental group received the multicomponent intervention for delirium prevention including a delirium assessment and nursing intervention using a checklist, whereas the control group was provided with a standard care. The primary outcome of this study was the delirium incidence during the course of hospitalization.
Results: There were no significant differences in the demographic and clinical characteristics between the two groups. The delirium occurred in 19.2% in the experimental group, whereas 38.6% in the control group (x2=4.526, p<.05).
Conclusion: The findings of the study demonstrated an effect of the multicomponent delirium prevention intervention in decreasing the delirium incidence rate over the standard care among the patients in SICU.
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KEYWORD
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Delirium, Prevention, Intensive Care Units
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