Abstract

Sepsis has come to affect many populations and age groups, especially in the elderly population. This disease has caused many deaths as its signs and symptoms present so vaguely. The purpose of this project was to improve sepsis education in the elderly community for a way to decrease hospital admissions and even death. Fifteen individuals participated in this project and completed the pre-intervention survey and post-intervention survey after receiving education on sepsis in the elderly population. The population participating in the survey were in the age range of 60-85 years of age. Independent samples t-tests were used to compare pre- and post-intervention survey and an alpha of 0.05 was used to determine the efficiency of the intervention. Questions in form of a Likert scale were used asking about prior knowledge regarding sepsis and post education questions on sepsis. The Likert scale used answers such as Strongly disagree, Disagree, Agree, strongly agree. There was a significant difference in the knowledge between the presurvey (M=12.8, SD=5.63, p< .001) and postsurvey (M=23.53, SD=3.9, p <.001). This project showed that there is a need to increase education to the elderly population due to their age and comorbidities and how education on sepsis can increase the individual's awareness on sepsis and decrease sepsis complications. Providing this education showed significant findings towards achieving the project goals.

Author Details

Esthefany Estrada, Family DNP student

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

Nebraska Methodist College, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Type

DNP Capstone Project

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Systematic Review

Research Approach

Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice

Keywords:

Sepsis, Patient Education, Elderly Population

Advisor

Hall, Lyndsi

Degree

DNP

Degree Grantor

Nebraska Methodist College

Degree Year

2022

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Review Type

Faculty Approved: Degree-based Submission

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Self-submission

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