Table 1.
General characteristics of study participants.
| Variable | Result | Variable | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Gender | Department | ||
| Male | 87 (59.2) | Medical | 98 (66.7) |
| Female | 60 (40.8) | Surgical | 49 (33.3) |
| Age | Admission diagnosis | ||
| 60–74 years | 96 (65.3) | Cardiac | 35 (23.8) |
| >74 years | 51 (34.7) | Endocrine | 6 (4.1) |
| Marital status | Gastrointestinal | 29 (19.7) | |
| Unmarried | 51 (34.7) | Hematologic | 2 (1.4) |
| Married | 96 (65.3) | Infection | 7 (4.8) |
| Living status | Musculoskeletal | 6 (4.1) | |
| With family | 137 (93.2) | Neurologic | 28 (19.0) |
| Alone | 10 (6.8) | Respiratory | 12 (8.2) |
| Educational status | Urinary | 18 (12.2) | |
| Illiterate | 73 (49.7) | Vascular | 4 (2.7) |
| ≤High school | 60 (40.8) | Number of Comorbidities | |
| >High school | 14 (9.5) | None | 14 (9.5) |
| Occupational status | 1 Co-morbidity | 40 (27.2) | |
| Employed | 79 (53.7) | 2 Co-morbidities | 60 (40.8) |
| Unemployed | 68 (46.3) | 3 Co-morbidities | 23 (15.7) |
| Katz Index 2 weeks before admission | 3.83 (2.25) | 4 Co-morbidities | 8 (5.4) |
| 5 Co-morbidities | 2 (1.4) | ||
| SPMSQ at admission | Admission medications | ||
| No deficit | 85 (57.8) | <5 Medications | 91 (61.9) |
| Mild deficit | 25 (17.0) | >5 Medications | 56 (38.1) |
| Moderate deficit | 13 (8.8) | Admission diagnosis | |
| Severe deficit | 24 (16.3) | No delirium | 115 (78.2) |
| Delirium | 32 (21.8) | ||
| Chart documentation | |||
| Delirium not documented | 25 (17.0) | ||
| Delirium documented | 7 (4.8) | ||
| Patients without delirium | 115 (78.2) | ||
Data are mean (standard deviation) (Katz index) or number (percentage).