Clinical Trials

Inclusion Criteria:

• English s.peaking
• Willing and able to communicate and participate.
• ≥ 18 Years of Age.
• Admitted to one of the ICUs described in the Setting section.
• ICU admission > 24 hours.
• CAM-ICU negative (delirium absent), RASS 0 (calm and cooperative) as documented by the patient-care nurse during the most recent documented assessment that calendar day.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-English speaking.
• Not willing to communicate or participate.
• < 18 years of age.
• CAM-ICU positive (delirium present) or RASS other than 0 (Not calm and cooperative) as documented by the patient-care nurse during the most recent documented assessment that calendar day.
• Not admitted to one of the ICUs described in the Setting section.
• ICU admission < 24 hours.
• Documented as a threatening/verbal abuse.
• Documented cognition or communication problems (i.e., admission for treatment of active substance abuse/withdrawal, codependence, Traumatic Brain Injury,  developmental delay, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia).
• Prisoners.