Partnering With Family Members to Prevent, Detect and Manage Delirium in Critically Ill Patients.

"Patients and families will have a choice of either watching a 6-minute video or reading an educational booklet with a competent research assistant on the signs of delirium, risk factors, and prevention and management strategies.~Caregivers will practice identifying delirium with the Sour Seven questionnaire, using previously validated case vignettes of hypothetical ICU patients. Family members will also complete a daily checklist of non-pharmacological interventions (ie. orientation, mobility, and environmental cues).~Delirium detection by family caregivers will be assessed by the Sour Seven Questionnaire and communicated to the bedside nurse."

Patients and families will receive standard care, which is an informational pamphlet on ICU delirium upon admission.