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4 questions · 4 findings · 2 reviews · Dementia and Cognitive Improvement

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Multicomponent educational intervention vs control

All‐cause mortality · preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care

Multicomponent educational intervention showed no clear difference in mortality compared with control (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.82 [0.5, 1.34]
1 study · 215 participants
Moderate

Single‐component hydration intervention vs control

All‐cause mortality · people at risk of delirium in institutional long‐term care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Single‐component medication monitoring and adjustment intervention vs control

All‐cause mortality · people at risk of delirium in institutional long‐term care

Single‐component medication monitoring and adjustment intervention showed no clear difference in mortality compared with control (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 0.88 [0.66, 1.17]
1 study · 9412 participants
Moderate

A multi‐component delirium prevention intervention vs usual care

Inpatient mortality

It is very uncertain whether A multi‐component delirium prevention intervention changes inpatient mortality compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing delirium in hospitalised non‐ICU patients 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.9 [0.56, 1.43]
3 studies · 859 participants
Very low