Survey of attitudes and behaviors of healthcare professionals on delirium in ICU / 中华创伤杂志(英文版)
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
;
(6): 328-333, 2009.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-239745
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess the medical community's awareness and practice regarding delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred and ten predesigned questionnaires were distributed to ICU practitioners in the affiliated hospitals of Zhejiang University.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A total of 105 valid questionnaires were collected. Totally, 55.3% of the clinicians considered that delirium was common in the ICU. Delirium was believed to be a significant or serious problem by 70.5% of respondents, and under-diagnosis was acknowledged by 56.2% of the respondents. The incidence of ICU delirium is even more under-estimated by the pediatric doctors compared with their counterparts in adult ICU (P less than 0.05). Primary disease of the brain (agreed by 82.1% of the respondents) was believed to be the most common risk factor for delirium. None of the ICU professionals screened delirium or used a specific tool for delirium assessment routinely. The vast majority (92.4%) of respondents had little knowledge on the diagnosis and the standard treatment of delirium.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Although delirium is considered as a serious problem by a majority of the surveyed ICU professionals, it is still under-recognized in routine critical care practice. Data from this survey show a disconnection between the perceived significance of delirium and the current practices of monitoring and treatment in ICU in China.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Therapeutics
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Attitude of Health Personnel
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Epidemiology
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Incidence
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Risk Factors
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Delirium
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Diagnosis
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Intensive Care Units
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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