Knowledge, attitude, and practice of intensive care nurses toward delirium: a multicenter cross-section study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Delirium is a common and serious complication among patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Nurses have an essential role in dealing with delirium in critical illness. However, understanding of ICU nurses' knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP)on delirium is limited, and large-scale survey lacking.

Objectives

To explore the status and related factors of KAP of delirium among critical care nurses in China.

Methods

From February to May 2019, a cross-sectional survey was conducted among 3,199 intensive care nurses from 160 hospitals across China using a convenience sampling approach. An online questionnaire was designed and distributed to evaluate the KAP of nurses. Univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses were used to assess the factors that

SUBMITTER: Dai D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12457401 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature