Experience of adult patients and professionals with a program for the prevention of alcohol withdrawal delirium in the acute care setting-A case study

Manuela Soldi; Oliver Mauthner; Irena Anna Frei; Wolfgang Hasemann

doi:10.1111/ppc.12604

Experience of adult patients and professionals with a program for the prevention of alcohol withdrawal delirium in the acute care setting-A case study

Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2021 Apr;57(2):726-733. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12604. Epub 2020 Aug 16.

Authors

Manuela Soldi^{1

2}, Oliver Mauthner^{1

3}, Irena Anna Frei^{1

2}, Wolfgang Hasemann^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
² Department of Nursing and Allied Health Professions, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
³ Division of Nursing Development, Education & Research, University Department of Geriatric Medicine Felix Platter, Basel, Switzerland.

PMID: 33242344
DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12604

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the experiences of adult patients and professionals with the prevention of alcohol withdrawal delirium program DESIGN AND METHODS: A simple, descriptive case study with several units of analysis was chosen as the study design.

Participants: Six patients, 15 nurses, one family member, and two physicians METHODS: Semi-structured interviews and observation sessions. The Braun and Clarke thematic analysis method was used for the data analysis.

Results: Three main themes were identified: "Talking about alcohol," "Monitoring withdrawal symptoms," and "Collaboration with the Advanced Practice Nurse for delirium management."

Conclusion: The program is highly beneficial in this field of practice and is widely accepted by all those involved. The Advanced Practice Nurse played an important role to facilitate the processes.

MeSH terms

Adult
Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium* / prevention & control
Delirium* / prevention & control
Humans
Qualitative Research