Clinical nurses'knowledge,attitude and practice about delirium in the elderly:current status and associated factors
LI Mei
FU Mo
DING Yongyan
Abstract：Objective To understand the level and associated factors of clinical nurses'knowledge,attitude and practice(KAP)about delirium in the elderly.Methods A self-designed questionnaire on the knowledge,attitude and practice status of eldly delirium among nurses was used to investigate 943 clinical nurses from two grade A tertiary general hospitals in Jingzhou,Hubei Province.Results The mean total score of nurses'KAP was(178.34±33.38).The mean score of the knowledge part was(75.43±22.70),and 31.18%of the nurses reached the eligibility criterion.The mean score of the attitude part was(37.23±5.48),and 90.14%of the nurses reached the eligibility criterion.The mean score of the practice part was(65.69±11.83),and 75.19%of the nurses reached the eligibility criterion.Multiple linear regression anal-ysis showed that experiences of rotation between various departments and working as a specialist nurse were main factors affecting the nurses'knowledge of delirium in the elderly(P＜0.05).However,no main factors affecting the nurses' attitude and practice towards delirium in the elderly were detected.Conclusion The overall level of clinical nurses'KAP about delirium in the elderly is not high,in particular,the level of knowledge is low,but the attitude is positive,and the level of practice needs to be improved.In view of this,nursing managers should pro-vide relevant knowledge trainings for nurses,help them develop correct and positive attitude,and improve nurses'practice related to delirium in the elderly,so as to effectively conduct interventions for the prevention and nursing of delirium in the elderly.
Keywords：nursesdelirium in the elderlyknowledgeattitude and practice
Publication Date：2023-08-10
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 618-623 )