Table 3.
Clinical decision making: Management of delirium
| management tasks (Score with zero to a maximum of 10 points per task) | samplean = 115 | geriatric and internal medicine departmentan = 50 | other acute hospital departmentan = 52 | post-acute and long-term care facilitiesan = 13 | p-value2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Task 1: treatment of delirium | 7.7 (1.1) | 7.9 (0.9) | 7.6 (1.1) | 7.2 (1.5) | 0.14 |
| Task 2: recognition of risk factors and initiate preventive measures | 8.8 (1.0) | 9.2 (0.9) | 8.7 (0.9) | 7.8 (1.1) | < 0.001 |
| Task 3: prevention for patients with cognitive impairment | 9.0 (1.0) | 9.3 (0.8) | 8.9 (1.1) | 8.4 (1.3) | 0.03 |
| Task 4: interdisciplinary communication | 7.8 (2.1) | 8.4 (1.6) | 7.6 (2.3) | 6.3 (2.3) | 0.01 |
aMean (SD)
2Kruskal-Wallis Test