Table 1 Eligibility criteria

P: Population, clinical indication(s), and condition(s)

Older Adults (> 65 years)^*

Delirium

I: Intervention(s)

Any intervention (due to unknown relevance)

C: Comparator(s), comparison(s), (key) content

Any comparator/comparison (due to unknown relevance)

A: Attributes of the CPG

Original full-text CPG published/updated in past 10 years

English language (or translation available)

Evidence-based development process presented

Relevant to the general care of delirium (i.e., not setting or condition specific), or relevant to the acute care setting

R: Recommendation characteristics and other considerations

Recommendations only extracted from CPGs attaining a quality score > 70% in the AGREE-II rigour of development domain