Can an e-learning course improve nursing care for older people at risk of delirium: A stepped wedge cluster randomised trial

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Van De Steeg, Lotte ^a   Ijkema, Roelie ^a   Langelaan, Maaike ^a   Wagner, Cordula ^a,b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Delirium; Education; Nurses; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIRIUM; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84902375880     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-14-69     Document Type: Article

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