792: Delirium-Related Emotional Distress: A Qualitative Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis

Leanne Boehm, Abigail Jones, Abeer Selim, Claudia Virdun, C. Garrard, Rachel Walden, E. Ely, Annmarie Hosie

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Abstract

Delirium is a common source of suffering for ICU patients and caregivers. Yet, there are definitional,measurement, and intervention uncertainties for delirium-related emotional distress. Understanding the patient and caregiver psychological experience of delirium would enable development of supportive interventions. We sought to understand patient and caregiver delirium experiences and their perspective on mediators of delirium-related emotional distress.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)392
Number of pages1
JournalCritical Care Medicine
Volume49
Issue number1 Supplement
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event50th Critical Care Congress - Virtual
Duration: 31 Jan 202112 Feb 2021
Conference number: 50

Keywords

  • ICU Patients
  • delirium
  • delirium- related emotional distress
  • patient and caregiver
  • supportive interventions

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