Delirium at home: strategies for home health clinicians.
Delirium is a challenging, under-appreciated problem in the home care setting. When it is not detected early and managed effectively, delirium adversely affects outcomes and quality of life. Home healthcare nurses play a key role in the assessment, early identification, and management of delirium and in the support and education of patients and their family caregivers. This article reviews delirium and describes strategies for detecting and managing delirium in the home care setting.
Bond
Stewart M
SM
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, 461 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37240, USA. stewart.m.bond@vanderbilt.edu
D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003693:Delirium / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support