Family care partners experiences of delirium in caring for a person with dementia: Qualitative descriptive study

Delirium in persons with dementia is common, distressing, and associated with poor outcomes not only for the older adults, but also for their family care partners. There is a practice and science gap in understanding the role care partners’ may play in the prevention, recognition, and management of delirium in persons with dementia, as well as care partners’ needs, necessary to inform co‐designed interventions to improve the lives of the dyad. This study explored family care partners’ understanding and experience related to delirium as well as their preferences in terms of need for education, support, and resources.