Adaptation, implementation, and mixed methods evaluation of an interprofessional modular clinical practice guideline for delirium management on an inpatient palliative care unit

ABSTRACT:

Background

Using delirium clinical guidelines may align interprofessional clinical practice and improve the care of delirious patients and their families. The aim of this project was to adapt, implement and evaluate an interprofessional modular delirium clinical practice guideline for an inpatient palliative care unit.

Methods

The setting was a 31-bed adult inpatient palliative care unit within a university-affiliated teaching hospital. Participants for the evaluation were interprofessional team members. Using integration of guideline adaptation and an education initiative, an interprofessional guideline adaptation group developed a face-to-face ‘starter kit’ module and four online self-learning modules. The mixed methods evaluation comprised pre-and post-implementation r

SUBMITTER: Bush S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9287908 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature