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Enfermería Intensiva (English Edition) The effectiveness of family accompaniment and environmental measures to reduce t...
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Vol. 36. Issue 3.
(July - September 2025)
Vol. 36. Issue 3.
(July - September 2025)
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The effectiveness of family accompaniment and environmental measures to reduce the incidence of delirium incidence in an acute cardiovascular unit: A quasi-experimental study. It is possible to reduce delirium without using drugs, and it is better
Eficacia del acompañamiento familiar y de medidas ambientales para reducir la incidencia de delirio en una unidad de agudos cardiovasculares: un estudio cuasi-experimental. Reducir el delirio sin fármacos es posible, es mejor
Luis Guerra-Sáncheza,b,c,
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luis.guerra@salud.madrid.org

Corresponding author.
, Sara González-Alfonsoa,c, Pablo Lerma-Larac, Miguel Bernardino-Santosc, Rosario Cortijo-Gonzálezc, Soraya Bustamante-Gonzálezc
a Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
b Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
c Hospital General universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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Table 1. Summary of the preparation and interventions introduced in the inter-observational period.
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Table 2. Qualitative variables for patients at both times.
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Table 3. Quantitative variables for patients at both times.
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Table 4. Number of patients who had an episode of delirium and number of episodes observed in both periods.
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Abstract
Introduction

The occurrence of delirium casts a shadow over the prognosis of patients, especially the critically ill. Prevention and treatment of delirium is more effective and with fewer adverse effects with multicomponent interventions than with pharmacological measures alone. The objective was to assess whether a non-pharmacological care-related intervention can reduce the incidence of delirium in an acute cardiovascular care unit.

Methods

Quasi-experimental study (before/after). ‘Before’: From November 2018 to March 2019, 190 patients aged 18 years and older, admitted to an acute cardiovascular care unit, were assessed using the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU. From April to November 2019, a series of actions related to the physical environment and accompaniment were implemented. The ‘after’ started in November 2019 and 189 patients were assessed until early March 2020.

Results

The incidence of delirium before introducing the actions was 11,6%, which fell to 4,2% (P = ,012) after the actions.

Discussion

Management of delirium includes effective diagnosis, delirium prevention activities and treatment, which ideally should be free of side effects.

Conclusions

The implementation of a bundle of measures related to environmental changes and involving the family, significantly reduced the incidence of delirium, to less than half.

Keywords:
Delirium
Nursing care
Family
Environment
Critical care
Non-randomized controlled trial
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Introducción

La aparición de delirium ensombrece el pronóstico de los pacientes, especialmente de los críticamente enfermos. La prevención y tratamiento del delirium es más eficaz y con menores efectos adversos, con intervenciones multicomponente que con medidas exclusivamente farmacológicas. El objetivo fue evaluar si una intervención no farmacológica relacionada con los cuidados puede reducir la incidencia de delirium en una unidad de cuidados cardiovasculares agudos.

Métodos

Estudio cuasi-experimental (antes/después). «Antes»: de noviembre de 2018 a marzo de 2019, 190 pacientes mayores de 18 años, ingresados en una unidad de cuidados cardiovasculares agudos, fueron evaluados mediante el Método de Evaluación de Confusión para la UCI. De abril a noviembre de 2019, se implementaron una serie de acciones relacionadas con el entorno físico y el acompañamiento. El «después» comenzó en noviembre de 2019 y se evaluaron 189 pacientes hasta principios de marzo de 2020.

Resultados

La incidencia de delirium antes de introducir las acciones fue del 11,6%, y se redujo al 4,2% (P = ,012) después de introducirlas.

Discusión

El manejo del delirium incluye un diagnóstico eficaz, actividades para prevenirlo y un tratamiento, que en condiciones ideales debería estar libre de efectos secundarios.

Conclusiones

La implantación de un conjunto de medidas ambientales e implicación de la familia, redujo significativamente la incidencia de delirium, a menos de la mitad.

Palabras clave:
Delirium
Cuidados de enfermería
Familia
Entorno
Cuidados críticos
Estudio cuasiexperimental

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