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Preparing Family Caregivers To Recognize Delirium Symptoms In Older Adults After Elective Hip Or Knee Arthroplasty, Margaret J. Bull, Lesley Boaz, Mehdi Maadooliat, Mary E. Hagle, Lynn Gettrust, Maureen T. Greene, Sue Baird Holmes, Jane S. Saczynski
Preparing Family Caregivers To Recognize Delirium Symptoms In Older Adults After Elective Hip Or Knee Arthroplasty, Margaret J. Bull, Lesley Boaz, Mehdi Maadooliat, Mary E. Hagle, Lynn Gettrust, Maureen T. Greene, Sue Baird Holmes, Jane S. Saczynski
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
Objectives
To test the feasibility of a telephone-based intervention that prepares family caregivers to recognize delirium symptoms and how to communicate their observations to healthcare providers.
Design
Mixed-method, pre–post quasi-experimental design.
Setting
A Midwest Veterans Affairs Medical Center and a nonprofit health system.
Participants
Forty-one family caregiver-older adult dyads provided consent; 34 completed the intervention.
Intervention
Four telephone-based education modules using vignettes were completed during the 3 weeks before the older adult's hospital admission for elective hip or knee replacement. Each module required 20 to 30 minutes.
Measurements
Interviews were conducted before the intervention and 2 weeks and 2 months …