TY - JOUR
T1 - Postoperative Delirium Prevention as Standard Practice in Occupational Therapy in Acute Care
AU - Lee, Chang Dae
AU - Chippendale, Tracy L.
AU - McLeaming, Liz
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, © 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2020/7/2
Y1 - 2020/7/2
N2 - Postoperative delirium (POD) is common, especially among older adults, and can significantly impact health and rehabilitation outcomes. Research evidence suggests that a multicomponent intervention is most effective for delirium prevention. Given that this intervention includes diverse components, interdisciplinary collaboration among members of the healthcare team is essential. This paper presents how occupational therapists, as part of the interdisciplinary acute care team, contribute to preventing POD and embed their unique value, skills, and strengths in each component of the collaborative intervention. This paper also argues that POD preventive care should be standard practice for occupational therapy in the acute care setting.
AB - Postoperative delirium (POD) is common, especially among older adults, and can significantly impact health and rehabilitation outcomes. Research evidence suggests that a multicomponent intervention is most effective for delirium prevention. Given that this intervention includes diverse components, interdisciplinary collaboration among members of the healthcare team is essential. This paper presents how occupational therapists, as part of the interdisciplinary acute care team, contribute to preventing POD and embed their unique value, skills, and strengths in each component of the collaborative intervention. This paper also argues that POD preventive care should be standard practice for occupational therapy in the acute care setting.
KW - acute care
KW - occupational therapy practice
KW - postoperative delirium
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U2 - 10.1080/02703181.2020.1740374
DO - 10.1080/02703181.2020.1740374
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85081906494
SN - 0270-3181
VL - 38
SP - 264
EP - 270
JO - Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics
JF - Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics
IS - 3
ER -