Table 1 Characteristics of the sample according to hospital departments and care facilities
total sample n = 115 | geriatric and internal medicine departments n = 50 | other acute hospital departments n = 52 | post-acute and long-term care facilities n = 13 | p-value1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gender (female)a | 93 (80%) | 43 (86%) | 38 (72%) | 12 (92%) | 0.14 |
work experience (years)b | 19.6 (11.3) | 22.7 (11.0) | 17.8 (10.6) | 14.5 (12.4) | 0.02 |
geriatric nursing qualificationa | 38 (33%) | 26 (52%) | 8 (15%) | 4 (31%) | < 0.001 |
delirium training within the previous 12 monthsa | 38 (33%) | 23 (46%) | 13 (25%) | 2 (15%) | 0.03 |
accumulated delirium training (total hours)b | 11.0 (14.0) | 13.4 (17.2) | 10.0 (11.1) | 4.2 (6.6) | 0.21 |
frequent treatment of delirious patients in daily routinea | 53 (46%) | 31 (62%) | 21 (40%) | 1 (8%) | < 0.01 |