Management of Non-pharmacologic Delirium With the Use of a Nursing-led E-health Project: a Randonmized Controlled Trial

The interventions carried out stand out for being non-pharmacological, this avoiding the use of drugs and polypharmacy in elderly patients, avoiding the appearance of clinical complications derived from the side effects that the use of these substances can lead to in the patient. In addition, it also encourages the education of health professionals and nurses' families or caregivers in the management of delirium.

The use of the pharmacological treatment and the mechanical patients restrain were de base of the traditional treatment in deliriums patient in the University hospital of Igualada, because of the less knowledge of the professionals and non-existence protocol of non-pharmacological interventions to management the delirium.