Nu-DESC DK: The Danish Version of the Nursing Delirium Screening Scale

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Delirium is one of the most common complications among elderly hospitalized patients, postoperative patients and patients on intensive care units. The reported prevalence is between 11 and 80 %. Delirium is associated with a high morbidity and threefold higher 6-month mortality. The Nursing-Delirium Screening Scale (Nu-DESC) is a screening tool with a high sensitivity and specificity. The purpose of this study is to translate the Nu-DESC to danish and evaluate afterwards its feasibility and understanding by different medical staff. Material and methods: The Nu-DESC will be translated after International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) guidelines to Danish by permission of the original author. The evaluation will be performed, by filling out evaluation forms, where the feasibility and understanding will be rated on a 6 step Likert scale.

Detailed Description
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Translation of the original tool and evaluation of understanding and feasibility by medical staff.

Official Title
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Nu-DESC DK: The Danish Version of the Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (Nu-DESC DK)

Conditions
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Delirium

Intervention / Treatment
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* Device: Nu-DESC DK


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Medical staff working in the recovery room or orthopedic ward Exclusion Criteria: Medical staff from other wards
Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Recovery room<br>10 medical staff working in the recovery room | Device: Nu-DESC DK<br>* Nu-DESC DK as a screening tool is presented to the medical staff and they have to evaluate the tool an evaluate the screening tool on a evaluation form and rates on a 6 step Likert scale.<br>|
| Orthopedic ward<br>10 medical staff working on the orthopedic ward | Device: Nu-DESC DK<br>* Nu-DESC DK as a screening tool is presented to the medical staff and they have to evaluate the tool an evaluate the screening tool on a evaluation form and rates on a 6 step Likert scale.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Difference in understanding of the content of Nu-DESC DK by different medical staff groups | All five sections of Nu-DESC DK will each be rated on a 6 step Likert scale regarding language and content. | Within the first week after questionnaire is filled out | 
| Difference in feasibility of the content of Nu-DESC DK by different medical staff groups | All five sections of Nu-DESC DK will each be rated on a 6 step Likert scale regarding time and usability | Within the first week after questionnaire is filled out | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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mass screening, Nursing diagnosis, Psychiatric Status Rating Scale