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Nurses’ usage of validated tools to assess for delirium in general acute care settings: A scoping review protocol
Aoibhinn Boyd, Marcia Kirwan, Leona Bannon. HRB Open Research, 2025-02-13
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
The PRISMA-ScR flow diagram will present the results of the search. Results will be mapped descriptively and presented as both tabulated results and a narrative summary. This protocol outlines the structure of a scoping review that will analyse the existing literature surrounding nurses use of validated delirium assessment tools. This review aims to map the evidence of delirium assessment tool utilisation by nurses and identify any barriers to usage. This will support future researchers and policy makers in the improvement of delirium assessment in acute care settings.
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APA 7th
Boyd, A., Kirwan, M., & Bannon, L. (2025). Nurses’ usage of validated tools to assess for delirium in general acute care settings: A scoping review protocol. HRB Open Research. https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.14081.1
Vancouver
Boyd A, Kirwan M, Bannon L. Nurses’ usage of validated tools to assess for delirium in general acute care settings: A scoping review protocol. HRB Open Research. 2025. doi:10.12688/hrbopenres.14081.1. PMID: 40416446.
BibTeX
@article{boyd2025-40416446,
author = {Boyd, Aoibhinn and Kirwan, Marcia and Bannon, Leona},
title = {{Nurses’ usage of validated tools to assess for delirium in general acute care settings: A scoping review protocol}},
journal = {HRB Open Research},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.12688/hrbopenres.14081.1},
pmid = {40416446},
url = {https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.14081.1}
}
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Key findings
- The PRISMA-ScR flow diagram will present the results of the search.
- Results will be mapped descriptively and presented as both tabulated results and a narrative summary.
- This protocol outlines the structure of a scoping review that will analyse the existing literature surrounding nurses use of validated delirium assessment tools.
- This review aims to map the evidence of delirium assessment tool utilisation by nurses and identify any barriers to usage.
- This will support future researchers and policy makers in the improvement of delirium assessment in acute care settings.
Why it matters
This is a protocol for a scoping review that will map existing literature on nurses' use of validated delirium assessment tools and identify barriers to their use. It does not yet report any findings on treating, curing or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 29/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (HRB Open Research) |
| Journal's citation record | 0 / 4 | HRB Open Research: journal h-index 21 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 4 / 5 | 2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 1 / 7 | Cited 1 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.3 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025 |
| Impact for its field and year | 1 / 6 | Cited 0.8× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 0 / 4 | Cited 1 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 1 / 4 | Last-listed author Leona Bannon: h-index 6 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 0 / 3 | Dublin City University: institution h-index 340 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 40416446) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 29 / 100 | — |
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- DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.14081.1
- PubMed: 40416446
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