Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long-term care

Findings

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Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2019
Year Published

2019
Quality Rating

10/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

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Global/regional focus

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Country focus

No specific country focus
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review of effects
Type of question

Effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Individual
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
How care is designed to meet consumers' needs
Package of care/care pathways/disease management
Theme

Optimal aging
Health promotion/primary prevention
Domain

Diseases
Non-communicable diseases
Alzheimer and other dementias
Sectors
Long-term care
Providers
Pharmacist

Publication details

Citation

Woodhouse R, Burton JK, Rana N, Pang YL, Lister JE, Siddiqi N. Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long-term care. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019;(4):Art. No.: CD009537. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009537.pub3.
DOI

10.1002/14651858.CD009537.pub3

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