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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 28.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2009 May 1;115(9):2004–2012. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24215

Table 3.

Patients’, family caregivers, clinical nurses and PCS’ recall of different symptoms during delirium episode

Patient (%) Family Caregiver (%) Nurse (%) PCS*** (%) P value
Auditory hallucinations 18 (18) 30 (31) 2 (3) 12 (13) <0.01
Delusional thoughts 33 (33) 46 (47) 15 (19) 31 (33) <0.01
Time Orientation 57 (58) 79 (80) 54 (68) 72 (77) 0.04
Place Orientation 52 (53) 75 (76) 46 (58) 66 (70) 0.01
Psycho-motor agitation 55 (56) 82 (83) 39 (49) 63 (66) <0.01
Tactile hallucinations 12 (12) 25 (26) 8 (10) 9 (9) 0.01
Visual hallucinations 50 (51) 55 (56) 11 (14) 49 (52) <0.01

PCS*** = Palliative Care Specialist