title: Detecting delirium in older adults living at home.
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine whether in-home care nurses had the necessary knowledge to detect delirium in older adults. To this end, 87 home care nurses from 2 sites in the greater Quebec City region in Canada answered a questionnaire. The results showed nurses had limited level of knowledge about the diagnostic criteria for delirium, the main signs and symptoms of delirium, and the tools for its detection. Moreover, 54.4% of the in-home care nurses were able to recognize delirium, from structured clinical vignettes.
authors.affiliation: Portneuf Health and Social Services Center, 400, route 138, Donnacona, Québec, Canada, G3M 1C3. priscilla.malenfant.1@ulaval.ca
authors.forename: Priscilla
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Malenfant
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Voyer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003693:Delirium / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011361:Professional Competence; D011792:Quebec; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires