Table 5. Predictors of deterioration of delirium symptoms after starting pharmacotherapy (n = 218).

^aCoded as: 0 = within a few months; 1 = within a few weeks; 2 = within a few days.

^bCoded as: 0 = absence; 1 = presence.

^cCoded as: 0 = inpatient wards; 1 = palliative care units.

^dCoded as: 0 = 74 years of age or younger; 1 = 75 years of age or older.

^eCoded as: 0 = 0 to 3, 1 = 4.

Abbreviation: ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.