Journal
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
Volume 27, Issue 2, Pages 557-565Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-018-4341-8
Keywords
Cancer; Cognitive impairment; Delirium; Education program; Prevention
Funding
- National Cancer Center Research and Development Fund
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development Grants for Practical Research for Innovative Cancer Control [16ck0106216h0001]
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BackgroundWe evaluated whether the DELirium Team Approach (DELTA) programa systematic management program aimed at screening high-risk groups and preventing deliriumwould improve quality of care in patients hospitalized with cancer.MethodsA retrospective before-after study was conducted during a pre-intervention period (between October 2012 and March 2013) and a post-intervention period (between October 2013 and March 2014) at a Japanese hospital providing specialized treatments for cancer. A total of 4180 inpatients were evaluated before the implementation of the DELTA program and 3797 inpatients were evaluated after implementation.ResultsAfter program implementation, the incidence of delirium decreased from 7.1 to 4.3% (odds ratio [OR], 0.52; 95% CI, 0.42-0.64). The incidence of adverse events, including falls or self-extubation, also decreased, from 3.5 to 2.6% (OR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.54-0.92). There was a significant decrease in the prescription of benzodiazepines (OR, 0.79; 95% CI, 0.71-0.87), increase in the level of independence in activities of daily living at discharge (OR, 1.94; 95% CI, 1.11-3.38), and decrease in the length of stay (risk ratio 0.90; 95% CI, 0.90-0.90).ConclusionsThe systematic management program for delirium decreased the incidence of delirium and improved several clinical outcomes. These data suggest that this simple cost-effective program is feasible and implementable as routine care in busy wards.
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