Table 1 Sample characteristics (n = 128), and prevalence of delirium
Pre-test | Post-test | P value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 74) | (n = 133) | ||
Female sex (n = 207) | 48 (64.9%) | 70 (52.6%) | 0.119 |
Median age (IQR) in years (n = 207) | 80.0 (74.0, 84.8) | 76.9 (72.3, 84.2) | 0.282 |
Emergency severity index level (n = 207) | 0.493 | ||
ESI 1 | 1 (1.4%) | 1 (0.8%) | |
ESI 2 | 21 (28.4%) | 28 (21.1%) | |
ESI 3 | 34 (45.9%) | 66 (49.6%) | |
ESI 4 | 5 (6.8%) | 17 (12.8%) | |
ESI 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Missing (direct boarders) | 13 (17.6%) | 21 (15.8%) | |
Complaint (n = 206) | 0.427 | ||
Specific | 40 (54.1%) | 81 (61.4%) | |
Non specific | 17 (23.0%) | 21 (15.9%) | |
Trauma | 12 (16.2%) | 25 (18.9%) | |
Other | 5 (6.76%) | 5 (3.79%) | |
Disposition | 0.113 | ||
Admitted | 42 (65.8) | 85 (63.9%) | |
Transferred | 10 (13.5%) | 7 (5.3%) | |
Discharged | 22 (29.7%) | 41 (30.8%) | |
Time between presentation and assessment in hours (n = 207), mean (SD) | 2.1 (0.6) | 1.9 (0.6) | 0.014 |
Number of different medications (n = 202) mean (SD) | 7.58 (5.75) | 7.83 (6.85) | 0.779 |
Sum of ACB-score (n = 202) | 0.948 | ||
0 | 42 (57.5%) | 75 (58.1%) | |
1 | 19 (26.0%) | 35 (27.1%) | |
2 | 5 (6.85%) | 10 (7.7%) | |
≥3 | 7 (9.59%) | 9 (7.0%) | |
Age adjusted CCI (n = 203), median (IQR) | 5.0 (4.0, 7.0) | 5.0 (4.0, 6.0) | 0.229 |
Delirium, yes (n = 201) | 0.021 | ||
Yes | 12 (16.4%) | 7 (5.5%) | |
No | 61 (83.6%) | 121 (94.5%) |