[Development and content validity of a questionnaire to assess knowledge about delirium].

ABSTRACT: Delirium is a neuropsychiatric syndrome that can have serious consequences and is often overlooked by healthcare professionals. The level of knowledge about delirium is often insufficient among nursing and medical staff. At the current time there is no suitable questionnaire to record the level of knowledge in German-speaking countries. Development of a questionnaire and evaluation of content validity. Following a literature search to identify current best practice, several questionnaires were identified. An already published questionnaire with the dimensions of basic knowledge of delirium and risk factors has been translated, adapted and extended by the dimension of nonpharmacological delirium prevention. Delirium experts assessed the relevance of the questionnaire items in two rounds of

SUBMITTER: Zilezinski M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8791090 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature