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Chinese Journal of Emergency and Critical Care Nursing ›› 2025, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (8): 1017-1020.doi: 10.3761/j.issn.2096-7446.2025.08.021

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Research progress of family auditory stimulation in the prevention of ICU delirium

WANG Tingting(), MA Yajun, GAO Wen, ZHANG Yuping, JIN Jingfen()   

  • Received:2025-02-20 Online:2025-08-10 Published:2025-08-12

Abstract:

ICU delirium is a common acute brain dysfunction syndrome with a high incidence,posing serious risks to patients’ short- and long-term outcomes. Family auditory stimulation,as a non-pharmacological intervention based on emotional support and sensory input,has increasingly been applied in the prevention of ICU delirium in recent years. This article reviews the pathophysiological mechanisms and risk factors of ICU delirium,and systematically summarizes the definition,mechanisms,implementation content,playback frequency and duration,and evaluation indicators of family auditory stimulation. It provides a reference for the clinical practice of early delirium prevention and future research directions.

Key words: Delirium, Intensive Care Units, Auditory Stimulation, Critical Care Nursing