SELECTED FACTORS RELATED TO PREHOSPITAL TIME IN ELDERLY WITH SEPSIS

Authors

  • Thitima Sae-ung Kuakarun Faculty of Nursing, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok
  • Yupha Wongrostrai Kuakarun Faculty of Nursing, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok

Keywords:

prehospital time, elderly, sepsis

Abstract

            This correlational study aimed to examine the factors related to the prehospital time among 87 elderly patients with sepsis, who were admitted to medical wards in two tertiary level hospitals in Bangkok between July and October 2021, using purposive sampling. The research instruments consisted of a revised-Thai version of the multidimensional scale questionnaire about perceived social support, a brief illness perception questionnaire, and sepsis knowledge questionnaires, which were tested for their content validity by five experts. The reliability values were .828, .827, and .718, respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, point biserial correlation coefficient, and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient.

            The results revealed that the elderly with sepsis had a median prehospital time equal to 62.60 hours (IQR= 62.15). The correlation indicated that knowledge about sepsis, perception of illness identity, emotional illness representation, social support, and experience with sepsis were correlated with prehospital time in elderly with sepsis, which was statistically significant at a level of .05. (rs= -.446, rs= -.371, rs= -.342, rs= -.276, and rpb= -.239, respectively) Therefore, nurses and healthcare providers should focus on educating and promoting accurate awareness of sepsis, particularly in terms of symptoms for patients and their families, as well as promoting appropriate emotional management when facing symptoms to help the elderly with sepsis to receive faster treatment.

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2022-06-30

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Sae-ung, T., & Wongrostrai, Y. (2022). SELECTED FACTORS RELATED TO PREHOSPITAL TIME IN ELDERLY WITH SEPSIS. JOURNAL OF THE POLICE NURSES, 14(1), 140–152. Retrieved from https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/policenurse/article/view/255640

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