From international collaboration to contextualised recommendations: developing nonpharmacological ICU agitation guidelines across countries

Anne Mette N. Adams; Diane Chamberlain; Matthew Maiden; Charlotte Brun Thorup; Britt Laugesen; Marianne W Nørgaard; Kay Bruce; Cherie Waite; Mette Gronkjaer; Cornelia Charlotte Lamprecht; Tiffany Conroy

From international collaboration to contextualised recommendations: developing nonpharmacological ICU agitation guidelines across countries

Anne Mette N. Adams, Diane Chamberlain, Matthew Maiden, Charlotte Brun Thorup, Britt Laugesen, Marianne W Nørgaard, Kay Bruce, Cherie Waite, Mette Gronkjaer, Cornelia Charlotte Lamprecht, Tiffany Conroy

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Abstract

Background
Management of patient agitation in the intensive care unit (ICU) is a significant challenge, yet essential for providing high-quality fundamental care. Despite the encouragement to use nonpharmacological interventions to reduce the adverse effects of medications, existing guidelines predominantly focus on pharmacological management. The lack of comprehensive guidance on nonpharmacological strategies can lead to an over-reliance on medications and the underutilisation of effective non-pharmacological approaches.

Original language	English
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 16 Jun 2025
Event	ILC Annual International Conference: Global Collaboration, Local Action for Fundamentals of Care Innovation: The International Movement for Nursing and Allied Health Leadership and Patient Advocacy - Genoa, Genoa, Italy Duration: 16 Jun 2025 → 17 Jun 2025 https://ilccare.org/event/2025-ilc-annual-international-conference/

Conference

Conference	ILC Annual International Conference: Global Collaboration, Local Action for Fundamentals of Care Innovation
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Genoa
Period	16/06/25 → 17/06/25
Internet address	https://ilccare.org/event/2025-ilc-annual-international-conference/

Keywords

ICU
international collaboration
nonpharmacological
agitation
guidelines

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Adams, A. M. N., Chamberlain, D., Maiden, M., Thorup, C. B., Laugesen, B., Nørgaard, M. W., Bruce, K., Waite, C., Gronkjaer, M., Lamprecht, C. C., & Conroy, T. (2025). From international collaboration to contextualised recommendations: developing nonpharmacological ICU agitation guidelines across countries. Abstract from ILC Annual International Conference: Global Collaboration, Local Action for Fundamentals of Care Innovation, Genoa, Italy. https://ilccare.org/event/2025-ilc-annual-international-conference/

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Adams, AMN , Chamberlain, D, Maiden, M, Thorup, CB, Laugesen, B, Nørgaard, MW, Bruce, K, Waite, C, Gronkjaer, M, Lamprecht, CC & Conroy, T 2025, 'From international collaboration to contextualised recommendations: developing nonpharmacological ICU agitation guidelines across countries', ILC Annual International Conference: Global Collaboration, Local Action for Fundamentals of Care Innovation, Genoa, Italy, 16/06/25 - 17/06/25. <https://ilccare.org/event/2025-ilc-annual-international-conference/>

From international collaboration to contextualised recommendations: developing nonpharmacological ICU agitation guidelines across countries. / Adams, Anne Mette N.; Chamberlain, Diane; Maiden, Matthew et al.
2025. Abstract from ILC Annual International Conference: Global Collaboration, Local Action for Fundamentals of Care Innovation, Genoa, Italy.

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