Journal of International Psychiatry

[Abstract]Objective: Study effect of early cluster nursing intervention on postoperative delirium outcome and mental health in elderly patients with ICU. Methods: Chose 100 elderly patients with ICU delirium after the end of the operation in our hospital from June 2013 to June 2014, they were randomly divided into observation group (50 cases) and control group (50 cases). The control group was treated with routine nursing intervention , on the basis of which the observation group used early cluster nursing intervention. Mental health assessment was performed using the Symptom Checklist (SCL-90), and the use of the CAM-ICU scale for delirium assessment. Results: The scores of SCL-90 in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P <0.05). The improvement rate and cure rate of the treatment group were significantly higher than those of the control group（P=0.00，χ2=9.45）. Conclusion: Early cluster nursing intervention can effectively improve the outcome of delirium in elderly patients with ICU and mental health, and is worthy of clinical use.

[Key words] early cluster care; ICU elderly patients; delirium; mental health