Personal experiences of older hospitalised patients suffering from delirium, their family members, and hospital nurses

Personal experiences of older hospitalised patients suffering from delirium, their family members, and hospital nurses - The experience of delirium

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON42003

Enrollment

Registered

2015-11-02

Start date

2016-09-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

Acute confusion Delirium

Interventions

Aged

Delirium

Experience

Hospital

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 64 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients: - Suffered from a delirium during their hospital stay - Age 65 years or older - Admitted to the MUMC+ - Recovered from the delirium - Speaks and understands Dutch;Family: - Age 18 years or older - Visited the patient at least twice during their delirious episode - Speaks and understands Dutch;Nurses: - Seen the patients at least once during their delirious episode

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients: - A dementia diagnosis set prior to the interview

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
This is a qualitative study. The primary objective of the study is to find what the personal experiences are of older hospitalised patients, family (naaste), and the hospital nurses caring for these patients.	—

Countries

The Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)