Table 3.
Respondents’ Mean (SD) Scores for Presurvey and Postsurvey Items
| Total Respondents |
Critical Care Nurses |
Internal Medicine Residents |
Psychiatry Residents |
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| Statement | Score Presurvey (n = 83) | Score Postsurvey (n = 71) | t | P | Score Presurvey (n = 23) | Score Postsurvey (n = 25) | t | P | ScorePresurvey (n = 31) | Score Postsurvey (n = 23) | t | P | Score Presurvey (n = 29) | Score Postsurvey (n = 23) | t | P |
| Delirium is a preventable illness | 3.71 (0.10) | 3.47 (0.12) | 1.48 | .14 | 3.70 (0.19) | 3.16 (0.21) | 1.89 | .07 | 3.84 (0.14) | 3.48 (0.15) | 1.73 | .09 | 3.59 (0.20) | 3.83 (0.24) | −0.77 | .45 |
| Delirium is a manageable illness | 4.39 (0.08) | 4.31 (0.06) | 0.77 | .44 | 4.18 (0.14) | 4.12 (0.09) | 0.38 | .71 | 4.16 (0.13) | 4.17 (0.10) | −0.07 | .94 | 4.79 (0.12) | 4.65 (0.10) | 0.89 | .38 |
| Delirium is diagnosed less often than it actually occurs | 4.57 (0.08) | 4.28 (0.13) | 1.96 | .05 | 4.74 (0.09) | 4.04 (0.25) | 2.49 | .016* | 4.26 (0.15) | 4.17 (0.18) | 0.35 | .73 | 4.76 (0.12) | 4.65 (0.19) | 0.49 | .63 |
| Patients with new-onset anxiety or depression in the intensive care unit most commonly have delirium | 3.48 (0.11) | 3.59 (0.14) | −0.65 | .52 | 2.78 (0.15) | 3.24 (0.25) | −1.54 | .13 | 3.39 (0.14) | 3.30 (0.19) | 0.36 | .72 | 4.14 (0.17) | 4.26 (0.20) | −0.47 | .64 |
| Delirium is a “normal” part of intensive care unit hospitalization | 2.18 (0.11) | 2.25 (0.12) | −0.45 | .65 | 2.39 (0.21) | 2.32 (0.21) | 0.24 | .81 | 2.19 (0.17) | 2.43 (0.20) | −0.93 | .36 | 2.18 (0.96) | 2.23 (1.09) | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Delirium has long-lasting detrimental effects | 3.86 (0.13) | 3.90 (0.13) | −0.25 | .80 | 4.39 (0.20) | 4.12 (0.20) | 0.96 | .34 | 3.65 (0.21) | 3.65 (0.19) | −0.02 | .98 | 3.66 (0.22) | 3.91 (0.27) | −0.74 | .46 |
| It is the responsibility of the primary resident to diagnose delirium | 3.59 (0.12) | 3.66 (0.15) | −0.37 | .71 | 2.56 (0.23) | 2.80 (0.27) | −0.65 | .52 | 3.81 (0.16) | 4.09 (0.18) | −1.15 | .25 | 4.17 (0.15) | 4.17 (0.22) | −0.01 | 1.0 |
| It is the responsibility of the primary resident to treat delirium | 3.98 (0.09) | 4.06 (0.10) | −0.60 | .55 | 3.72 (0.20) | 3.88 (0.20) | −0.53 | .60 | 4.13 (0.11) | 4.13 (0.11) | −0.01 | .99 | 4.17 (0.93) | 4.17 (0.17) | −0.07 | .49 |
| My patients with delirium have longer intensive care unit stays and more complications than those without delirium | 4.55 (0.06) | 4.61 (0.09) | −0.48 | .63 | 4.65 (0.10) | 4.44 (0.17) | 1.03 | .31 | 4.35 (0.12) | 4.65 (0.15) | −1.58 | .12 | 4.69 (0.10) | 4.74 (0.11) | −0.33 | .75 |
| Oversedation of patients in the intensive care unit contributes significantly to delirium | 4.06 (0.09) | 4.24 (0.10) | −1.29 | .20 | 3.87 (0.18) | 4.04 (0.20) | −0.64 | .53 | 3.81 (0.16) | 3.96 (0.17) | −0.64 | .53 | 4.48 (0.13) | 4.74 (0.09) | −1.54 | .13 |
| Most patients in the intensive care unit are oversedated | 3.16 (0.12) | 3.18 (0.12) | −0.16 | .87 | 2.91 (0.25) | 2.64 (0.18) | 0.89 | .38 | 2.84 (0.17) | 2.96 (0.16) | −0.49 | .62 | 3.69 (0.16) | 4.15 (0.74) | −1.38 | .17 |
| Obtaining a psychiatric consultation is very useful in managing patients with delirium | 3.61 (0.14) | 3.51 (0.15) | 0.50 | .62 | 3.77 (0.24) | 3.40 (0.19) | 1.23 | .22 | 2.61 (0.18) | 2.61 (0.29) | 0.01 | .99 | 4.55 (0.14) | 4.52 (0.14) | .15 | .88 |
a
Data are presented as %.
*
P < .05. Bolding indicates statistical significance.