Abstract
This paper aims at reviewing literature on nurses’ knowledge of delirium, dementia and depression (3Ds) which are rapidly increasing worldwide as the population ages, and to identify interventions that have shown effectiveness in improving nurses’ knowledge level of these diseases. Nurses’ knowledge of delirium, dementia and depression is essential to providing quality patient care. To access the literature, online databases including Medline (OVID), CINAHL (EBSCO), Nursing and Allied Health Source (ProQuest), and Health and Medicine (ProQuest), in addition to Google scholar search engine, were searched using key words “delirium”, “dementia”, “depression”, “nurse*”, “knowledge” and their alternative words. Overall, 20 articles were found to meet the criteria for inclusion in the review. The study found that nurses’ knowledge of the 3Ds was generally low, and they were not particularly able to differentiate between the three diseases. It is important that health care systems are adequately resourced to meet this growing challenge. Nurses should receive appropriate training about the 3Ds, and their knowledge be reinforced through continuing education.
Highlights
The world’s population is facing the problem of aging and onset age-associated diseases including mental andHow to cite this paper: Yaghmour, S.M. and Gholizadeh, L. (2016) Review of Nurses’ Knowledge of Delirium, Dementia and Depressions (3Ds): Systematic Literature Review
-90% identified the hyperactive symptoms of delirium -77% were able to identify the hypoactive symptoms -Lack of awareness that delirium assessment is necessary
-The nurses had a high level of general Psycho geriatric nursing knowledge as measured by the Mary Starke Harper Aging Knowledge Exam (MSHAKE) -21% identified the hypo-active form of Delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD) -41% correctly identified hypoactive delirium
Summary
The world’s population is facing the problem of aging and onset age-associated diseases including mental andHow to cite this paper: Yaghmour, S.M. and Gholizadeh, L. (2016) Review of Nurses’ Knowledge of Delirium, Dementia and Depressions (3Ds): Systematic Literature Review. The world’s population is facing the problem of aging and onset age-associated diseases including mental and. Gholizadeh cognitive disorders [1]. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 15% of the elderly population, aged 60 years and above, suffer from mental disorders [1], and there is a projection that by 2030 the number of elderly patients with mental disorders will equal or exceed that of younger age groups [2]. The management of mental disorders in the elderly population has become a major concern for healthcare providers and policy makers [3]. The growing number of geriatric patients with mental health problems has, captured the attention of clinicians and researchers, and led to re-prioritization of healthcare resources to ensure efficient and effective outcomes for elderly patients with cognitive and mental conditions [3]
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