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February 9, 2026BMC Geriatrics0 citationsOpen Access

Prevalence, risk factors, and preventive interventions for delirium in older adults living at home and in residential care: a scoping review

IWI. WoutersKYKe-Lu YangSRS Rex

Key Points

  • This review aims to explore the prevalence, associated risk factors, and interventions to prevent delirium in older adults.
  • Conducted a scoping review
  • Analyzed studies involving older adults at home and in residential care
  • Evaluated risk factors and preventive strategies
  • Identified key risk factors associated with delirium
  • Highlighted several effective preventive interventions
  • Discussed complexities of managing delirium in different living environments

Abstract

This scoping review was registered in the Open Science Framework on 9 July 2023 (https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/DVYWC).

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Wouters et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698979a6f0ec2af6756e77cdhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-026-07021-9
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