Nurses' Knowledge, Barriers and Practices in the Assessment of Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit

NCT05384964 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: NKBBN/267/2022
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 371
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Delirium in intensive care patients is a complication associated with many adverse consequences. It negatively affects patient outcomes, is an independent predictor of mortality, prolongs intensive care unit (ICU) stay and causes cognitive impairment. It is estimated that delirium affects up to 80% of ICU patients. Unfortunately, delirium still remains undiagnosed in many cases. Due to the high prevalence of this complication in critically ill patients, it is important to implement an effective management protocol to prevent delirium. Nurses' knowledge of delirium, learning about nursing practices and identifying barriers to delirium assessment, may be an important basis for early recognition and the creation of procedures for delirium prevention in the intensive care unit.

Conditions

Delirium; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Critical Care Nursing

Keywords

Knowledge; Barriers; Practices; Delirium; ICU nurse; Critical care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Knowledge of delirium

  Assessment of nurses' knowledge of delirium in the intensive care unit using The Nurses' Knowledge of Delirium questionnaire.

  4 month

• Barriers to delirium assessment

  Identifying barriers to assessment and treatment of delirium in the intensive care unit using The Nursing Practices and Perceptions Towards Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit questionnaire.

  4 month

• Practices and perceptions of delirium

  Exploring nurses' practices and perceptions of delirium in the intensive care unit using The Nursing Practices and Perceptions Towards Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit questionnaire.

  4 month

Study Arms (1)

Nurses

Other: Questionnaire

Interventions

Questionnaire OTHER

Questionnaire completed by ICU nurses

Nurses

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study group will include nurses working in an adult intensive care unit.

You may qualify if:

• Nurses,
• ICU staff.

You may not qualify if:

• Other medical staff,
• children's ICU staff,
• nurses working in other departments.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medical University of Gdansk: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of Internal and Pediatric Nursing/ Department of Anesthesiology Nursing & Intensive Care

Gdansk, Gdansk/Pomorskie, Poland, 80-211, Poland

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Lange S, Medrzycka-Da Browska W, Tomaszek L, Wujtewicz M, Krupa S. Nurses' knowledge, barriers and practice in the care of patients with delirium in the intensive care unit in Poland-A cross-sectional study. Front Public Health. 2023 Mar 3;11:1119526. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1119526. eCollection 2023.

  PMID: 36935691 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Delirium; Behavior

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Confusion; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Neurocognitive Disorders; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Wioletta Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska, Dr. Habil.

  Medical University of Gdańsk, Department of Anesthesiology Nursing & Intensive Care

  STUDY CHAIR

• Sandra Lange, MSN

  Medical University of Gdańsk, Department of Internal and Pediatric Nursing

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Master of Science in Nursing, MSN

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 16, 2022
• First Posted: May 23, 2022
• Study Start: May 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: August 30, 2022
• Study Completion: February 28, 2023
• Last Updated: March 14, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-03

Locations

PL (1)