Validation of the Sour Seven Questionnaire for screening delirium in hospitalized seniors by informal caregivers and untrained nurses

Table 4 Comparison of agreement between nurses and geriatric psychiatrist versus caregivers and geriatric psychiatrist

Question	% Agreement between nurses and MD Dx. (%)	% Agreement between caregivers and MD Dx. (%)	P value of fisher exact test
1	12/14 (85.7 %)	19/25 (76 %)	0.69
2	11/14 (78.5 %)	21/25 (84 %)	0.69
3	12/14 (85.7 %)	19/25 (76 %)	0.69
4	13/14 (92.8 %)	15/25 (60 %)	0.06
5	11/14 (78.5 %)	16/25 (64 %)	0.48
6	11/14 (78.5 %)	13/25 (52 %)	0.17
7	9/14 (64.3 %)	11/25 (44 %)	0.32

MD Dx. Geriatric Psychiatrist’s diagnosis of delirium
P value greater than 0.05 suggests no difference between the questionnaires posed to nurses versus informal caregivers

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