Delirium Research Priorities

Delirium is serious and distressing condition, but there is limited research on delirium care. We need your help to decide what questions should be answered by research to improve the care we provide for people with delirium.

This project is a partnership between patients, carers, and clinicians, who are working together to identify the questions about delirium that are most important for research to answer. This research is facilitated by James Lind Alliance (JLA).

Who should take part in this study?

• people who have had delirium
• people who have cared for someone with delirium, e.g. family members
• people with health conditions that increase the risk of delirium (e.g. people living with frailty or dementia, cancer), and their carers or family members
• healthcare staff caring for people with or at risk of delirium (e.g. doctors, nurses, allied health professionals)

You must live in Australia or New Zealand and be aged 18 years or older to take part in this questionnaire.

How can I take part in the study?

If you would like to take part in the study, please complete our survey. The survey should take 5-10 minutes to complete. It is up to you how much information you provide. By submitting your responses, you consent to participate.

If you would like to be involved in the next stage of the study or if you would like to hear the results of the study, you will be asked to provide some contact details at the end of the survey. We will separate your contact details from your responses and only use them for future contact about the study. Your information will be kept safe on a password-protected drive that only the project team can use, and we will be delete them once the study is complete.

Who is supporting this study?

This study has been approved by the Metro North Health HREC (EC00172), HREC reference number HREC/2024/MNHA/110598. For more information about your rights as a participant, or should you wish to make an independent complaint, you may contact the Coordinator or Chairperson, Human Research Ethics Committee, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Herston, Qld, 4029 or telephone on 07 3646 5280 or email MetroNorthResearch-Ethics@health.qld.gov.au.

You may also contact the Metro North Health Research Governance Manager by telephone on 07 36479550 or email MetroNorthResearch-RGO@health.qld.gov.au