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Table 1 Overview of the Different Modules Within the Delirium E-learning Tool

From: The effect of an interactive delirium e-learning tool on healthcare workers’ delirium recognition, knowledge and strain in caring for delirious patients: a pilot pre-test/post-test study

Module

Themes

1 Occurrence and consequences

❖ Introduction

❖ Occurrence

❖ Consequences

2 Clinical presentation

❖ Introduction

❖ Features of delirium

❖ Motoric subtypes

3 Exercises in delirium recognition

❖ Introduction

❖ Exercises in delirium recognition

4 Differences between delirium, dementia and depression

❖ Introduction

❖ Differentiation between the three D’s

❖ Exercises

5 Predisposing and precipitating risk factors

❖ Introduction

❖ Multifactorial risk model

❖ Exercises

6 Screening for delirium

❖ Introduction

❖ Screening instruments

    - Delirium Observation Screening Scale and its use (video)

    - Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) – CAM-ICU

      o Mini-Mental State Examination

and its use (video)

      o Attention tests and its use (video)

❖ Systematic screening

❖ Exercises

7 Prevention of delirium

❖ Introduction

❖ Screening patients at risk &

prevention strategies

❖ Early detection

8 Treatment of delirium

❖ Introduction

❖ Identification causes

❖ Treatment of delirium caused by alcohol or benzodiazepines withdrawal

❖ Treatment of delirium caused by other factors

❖ How to deal with aggressive patients

9 Family and relatives

❖ Introduction

❖ Experiences family members/how to support

❖ Experiences patients/how to support

10 Overall roadmap/algorithm

❖ Introduction

❖ Flowchart management risk patients and management delirium

11 Case study ‘Ants in the tea”

❖ Introduction

❖ Case study ‘Ants in the tea’

    - Case history

    - Patient anamnesis/ delirium detection

 in the hospital

    - Family anamnesis

    - Identification of causes

    - Treatment

    - Evaluation