ArticleCanadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2020
Effectiveness of an intensive care unit family education intervention on delirium knowledge: a pre-test post-test quasi-experimental study.
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- Components and effects of psychosocial support interventions for relatives of patients with delirium in hospitals, systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2026Pooled it
- A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of Family-Partnered Delirium Prevention, Detection, and Management in Critically Ill Adults: The Activating Family Caregivers in the Identification Prevention and Management of Delirium (ACTIVATE) Study.Critical care explorations · 2025Trial
- Association between the unaccompanied nursing care model and postoperative delirium in older adults with hip fractures: a retrospective before-and-after cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Development and Validation of the Family ICU Delirium Detection Instrument.Critical care explorations · 2026Article
- Nurses' Experiences of the Quality of Family-Centered Patient Counselling in Paediatric Delirium: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.Nursing open · 2025Article
- Social enterprise as a strategy to advance patient-oriented health services innovation: learning from the Alberta Family Integrated Care model.Frontiers in health services · 2025Article
- Promoting Family Involvement in the Management of Delirium in Intensive Care: Scoping Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- A Toolkit for Delirium Identification and Promoting Partnerships Between Carers and Nurses: A Pilot Pre-Post Feasibility Study.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Observational
- Translation, cultural debugging, and validation of the Chinese version of the Sour Seven Questionnaire: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Exploring perceptions regarding family-based delirium management in the intensive care unit.Journal of the Intensive Care Society · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeTo create, validate, and refine an intensive care unit (ICU) delirium education intervention to prepare family members to partner with the ICU care team to detect delirium symptoms and prevent and manage delirium using nonpharmacological strategies.
methodsIn this pre-test post-test quasi-experimental study, consecutive eligible family members of critically ill patients admitted to an ICU completed an ICU Family Education Delirium intervention in two parts: 1) six-minute video on ICU delirium (risk factors, prevention/management, symptoms, communication with the ICU care team), and 2) two case vignettes to practice detecting delirium using family-administered delirium detection questionnaires (Family Confusion Assessment Method [FAM-CAM] and Sour Seven). Family members' delirium knowledge was measured before, immediately after, and two weeks following the intervention using the Caregiver ICU Delirium Knowledge Questionnaire (CIDKQ).
resultsOf 99 family members recruited over eight months, 81 (82%) completed the intervention and 63 (63/81, 78%) completed all follow-up questionnaires. Family members' delirium knowledge improved significantly following the intervention (pre-CIDKQ, 14; 95% confidence interval [CI], 13 to 15; post-CIDKQ, 17; 95% CI, 16 to 17; P < 0.001) and was retained two weeks after the intervention (CIDKQ 16; 95% CI, 16 to 17; P < 0.001). This included increased knowledge regarding delirium risk factors (e.g., medication, mechanical ventilation), prevention/management (e.g., orientation, day/night routine), and symptoms of delirium. More family members correctly detected delirium symptoms in case vignettes using the Sour Seven (92%) compared with the FAM-CAM (78%).
conclusionsA video-based ICU delirium education intervention is effective in educating family members about prevention, detection, and management of delirium.
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