Delirium in the elderly in intensive care units: an integrative literature review
Abstract: Objective: conducting a survey about delirium in the elderly in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Method: an integrative review of the literature held in databases MEDLINE and IBECS, in May 2012, whose inclusion criteria were: to be published between May 2007 to May 2012, available in full and in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Results: there were found 68 productions and selected 16, which were categorized into: 1) Incidence and prevalence of delirium in the elderly in ICU; 2) Factors predisposing and precipitating risk of delirium in the elderly in ICU and 3) Strategies for preventing modifiable risk factors of delirium in the elderly patients in the ICU. Conclusion: the scientific production about delirium is incipient in Brazil, health professionals, especially nurses, need to improving the recognition of this syndrome and implementing strategies for risk prevention factors for delirium
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Delirium em idosos em unidades de terapia intensiva: revisão integrativa da literatura
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online ; 7 (2015) 3 ; 2738-2748
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
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2015
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10.9789/2175-5361.2015.v7i3.2738-2748
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53991-2
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Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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25.03.2025, 13:54 MEZ
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Entstanden
- 2015