Medical staff's knowledge of delirium by occupation and the effectiveness of an on-demand e-learning.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

We aimed to evaluate the understanding of delirium among multidisciplinary medical staff and assess whether a brief e-learning course improved their knowledge on the topic.

Methods

A total of 611 medical staff members participated in the study, including 32 physicians, 393 nurses, 33 nursing assistants, 21 pharmacists, and 132 other multidisciplinary staff, which included non-clinical personnel. A 20-question delirium knowledge test was administered both before and after a 40-min, on-demand e-learning course.

Results

At baseline, there was limited understanding that delirium involves a disturbance of consciousness, can be triggered by physical illness or medications, and that few medications are recommended for its treatment. Furthermore, visual hallucinations wer

SUBMITTER: Yamagata H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11910968 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature