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.
Translation of the original tool and evaluation of understanding and feasibility by medical staff.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
20
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.
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.
Time frame: 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
Time frame: Within the first week after questionnaire is filled out
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