Development of delirium risk management program for elderly patients in acute care hospital

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25463583
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Gerontological nursing
• Research Institution: Sapporo Medical University
• Principal Investigator: HASEGAWA MASUMI 札幌医科大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (80315522)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): AOHDA Tomoko 国立障害者リハビリテーションセンター(研究所), 看護部(併任), 看護部長 (50150909) ; WATANUKI Shigeaki 国立研究開発法人国立国際医療研究センター, 国立看護大学校, 教授 (20270902) ; SUGAWARA Mineko 北里大学, 看護学部, 講師 (70398353)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): TORIYA Megumi 札幌医科大学, 保健医療学部, 講師 (00305921) ; KIJIMA Terumi 札幌医科大学, 保健医療学部, 講師 (40363709)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: せん妄 / リスクマネジメント / 急性期病院 / 多職種チーム / 高齢患者

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the present study, an educational program for promoting multidisciplinary care and improving the care skills of nurses in delirium risk management at acute hospitals was developed. First, the activities of pioneering delirium management teams in Japan were investigated, and the process of establishment of multidisciplinary teams was elucidated. Then, a DVD teaching material for nurses aimed at facilitating the introduction of delirium assessment tools in clinical settings was created. Finally, a delirium risk management program comprising the three pillars of establishment of organizational structures for promoting delirium management, establishment of systems for delirium management, and staff education regarding delirium care was created. It is necessary in the future to apply the present program to clinical settings, and to assess its usefulness and effectiveness.

Free Research Field

看護学・高齢看護学・老年看護学