Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

27 questions · 27 findings · 5 reviews

No studies found 9 · 33.3%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 13 · 48.1%Low 1 · 3.7%Moderate 4 · 14.8%High 0 · 0%

Severity of delirium · preventing delirium in older people 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

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

Cognitive function · preventing delirium in older people 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

Falls · preventing delirium in older people 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

Hospital admissions · preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care

Multicomponent educational intervention probably leads to lower hospital admissions 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 0.67 [0.57, 0.79]
1 study · 494 participants
Moderate

Prevalence of delirium · preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care

It is very uncertain whether multicomponent educational intervention changes prevalence of delirium compared with control (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.57 [0.15, 2.19]
1 study · 160 participants
Very low

Incidence of delirium · preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care

It is very uncertain whether multicomponent educational intervention changes incidence of delirium compared with control (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.62 [0.16, 2.39]
1 study · 137 participants
Very low