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| Title |
The effect of an e-learning course on nursing staff’s knowledge of delirium: a before-and-after study
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| Published in |
BMC Medical Education, February 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12909-015-0289-2 |
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| Authors |
Lotte van de Steeg, Roelie IJkema, Cordula Wagner, Maaike Langelaan |
| Abstract |
BackgroundDelirium is a common condition in hospitalized patients, associated with adverse outcomes such as longer hospital stay, functional decline and higher mortality, as well as higher rates of nursing home placement. Nurses often fail to recognize delirium in hospitalized patients, which might be due to a lack of knowledge on delirium diagnosis and treatment. The objective of the study was to test the effectiveness of an e-learning course on nurses¿ delirium knowledge, describe nursing staff¿s baseline knowledge about delirium, and describe demographic factors associated with baseline delirium knowledge and the effectiveness of the e-learning course.MethodsA before-and-after study design, using an e-learning course on delirium. The course was introduced to all nursing staff of internal medicine and surgical wards of 17 Dutch hospitals.Results1,196 invitations for the e-learning course were sent to nursing staff, which included nurses, nursing students and healthcare assistants. Test scores on the final knowledge test (mean 87.4, 95% CI 86.7 to 88.2) were significantly higher than those on baseline (mean 79.3, 95% CI 78.5 to 80.1). At baseline, nursing staff had the most difficulty with questions related to the definition of delirium: what are its symptoms, course, consequences and which patients are at risk. The mean score for this category was 74.3 (95% CI 73.1 to 75.5).ConclusionsThe e-learning course significantly improved nurses¿ knowledge of delirium in all subgroups of participants and for all question categories. Contrary to other studies, the baseline knowledge assessment showed that, overall, nursing staff was relatively knowledgeable regarding delirium.Trial registrationThe Netherlands National Trial Register (NTR). Trial number: NTR 2885, 19 April 2011 http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=2885. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 31% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 19% |
| Unknown | 8 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 7 | 44% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 25% |
| Scientists | 3 | 19% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 146 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 143 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 35 | 24% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 10% |
| Researcher | 11 | 8% |
| Other | 10 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 7% |
| Other | 30 | 21% |
| Unknown | 36 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Nursing and Health Professions | 36 | 25% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 31 | 21% |
| Social Sciences | 15 | 10% |
| Engineering | 4 | 3% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 23 | 16% |
| Unknown | 33 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 10. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 May 2017.
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#3,486,899
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#603
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#51,055
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#14
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