The effectiveness of family participation interventions for the prevention of delirium in intensive care units: A systematic review.

Aim: To review the effect of family participation interventions in preventing delirium in Intensive Care Units (ICU).

Methods: The review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses and the "Synthesis Without Meta-analysis" guidelines. The search was performed using the MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and ClinicalTrials.