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Table 1 Schedule of enrolment, intervention, assessments and data collection

From: A rehabilitation intervention to improve recovery after an episode of delirium in adults over 65 years (RecoverED): study protocol for a multi-centre, single-arm feasibility study

  1. P participant with delirium, C carer participant, M medical records, 3m 3-month follow-up, 6m 6-month follow-up, t(week) time point in weeks
  2. 1Standard care
  3. 2Anonymised data prior to consent
  4. 3Informed consent or proxy equivalent as appropriate to England or Scotland regulations
  5. 4Includes initial home assessment within 2 weeks of discharge home. Delivered in participant’s private home with a support worker, dose up to 10 sessions across 12 weeks after the initial home assessment
  6. 5Completed only if evidence of persistent delirium if 4AT score ≥ 4 at visit
  7. 6Mini-ACE completed only if 4AT score < 4 at follow-up visit
  8. 7Completed as standalone item if mini-ACE not completed at visit (see footnote 6 above)
  9. 8One-off interview to be conducted face-to-face-, online or by telephone with a sample of 15–20 participants/patient-carer pairs and 20–24 healthcare professionals shortly after the end of the intervention
  10. 9A sample of 15–20 intervention sessions will be audio-recorded to assess fidelity of the delivery of the intervention
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Pilot and Feasibility Studies

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