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<p>Delirium in elderly inpatients needs to be prevented being associated with worse clinical outcome and higher cost burden.&#xa0;Effects of a structured intervention aimed at cognitive stimulation and reorientation to prevent delirium occurrence were tested. A nonrandomized stepped-wedge study was conducted. Patients were consecutively enrolled from 07/05/2024 to 03/10/2024 at an Internal Medicine Unit. Eligibility was verified based on inclusion criteria: age ≥ 65&#xa0;years; hospitalization at the Unit; and exclusion criteria: personal history of dementia or cognitive impairment; delirium at admission. Demographic and clinical data were collected at enrollment. Delirium was assessed daily via the 4AT. Inpatients received a protocol-driven intervention aimed at cognitive stimulation and reorientation (cases) or usual care (controls). The intervention was administered daily from day 1 of hospitalization to discharge. A total of 222 subjects were evaluated (104 received the intervention, 118 had usual care). Males and females were equally distributed (54 males under the intervention, 62 males under usual care). Mean age was 81·54 ± 8·28 yrs among those who received the intervention and 81·24 ± 8·84 yrs among those under usual care. The two groups differed for delirium incidence: 7·69% (<i>n</i> = 8) among those who received the intervention and 22·03% (<i>n</i> = 26) among those who received usual care. The findings of the pilot study should be interpreted as preliminary feasibility results rather than evidence of efficacy. They need replication in larger samples, being promising in terms of implementation of the intervention in real life of Internal Medicine Units.</p>

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Implementation of a psychological intervention for delirium prevention in elderly inpatients: results of a pilot real life study in internal medicine setting

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    2026年1月5日

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  • Fiammetta Cosci,
  • Giada Gensini,
  • Laura Xhani,
  • Chiara Bernacchi,
  • Giovanni Mansueto,
  • Stefano Romagnoli,
  • Anna Lo Cricchio,
  • Maria Cristina De Sanctis,
  • Alberto Moggi Pignone,
  • Giulia Bandini

摘要

Delirium in elderly inpatients needs to be prevented being associated with worse clinical outcome and higher cost burden. Effects of a structured intervention aimed at cognitive stimulation and reorientation to prevent delirium occurrence were tested. A nonrandomized stepped-wedge study was conducted. Patients were consecutively enrolled from 07/05/2024 to 03/10/2024 at an Internal Medicine Unit. Eligibility was verified based on inclusion criteria: age ≥ 65 years; hospitalization at the Unit; and exclusion criteria: personal history of dementia or cognitive impairment; delirium at admission. Demographic and clinical data were collected at enrollment. Delirium was assessed daily via the 4AT. Inpatients received a protocol-driven intervention aimed at cognitive stimulation and reorientation (cases) or usual care (controls). The intervention was administered daily from day 1 of hospitalization to discharge. A total of 222 subjects were evaluated (104 received the intervention, 118 had usual care). Males and females were equally distributed (54 males under the intervention, 62 males under usual care). Mean age was 81·54 ± 8·28 yrs among those who received the intervention and 81·24 ± 8·84 yrs among those under usual care. The two groups differed for delirium incidence: 7·69% (n = 8) among those who received the intervention and 22·03% (n = 26) among those who received usual care. The findings of the pilot study should be interpreted as preliminary feasibility results rather than evidence of efficacy. They need replication in larger samples, being promising in terms of implementation of the intervention in real life of Internal Medicine Units.