Table 8 Factors associated with undetected delirium (Characteristics of nurses)
From: Detection of delirium by nurses among long-term care residents with dementia
| Â | T1 (N = 109) | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Delirium detected [missing values] | Odds Ratio [90% CI] | |
| Â | No n = 95 (87.2%) | Yes n = 14 (12.8%) | Â |
Age | [1] | Â | Â |
   ≥ 55 | 30 (31.9%) | 6 (42.9%) | 0.3 [0.0–2.3]1 |
   Between 25–55 | 57 (60.6%) | 8 (57.1%) | 0.5 [0.0–3.2] |
   ≤ 25 | 7 (7.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1.0 |
Level of education | [1] | Â | Â |
   Bachelor's degree | 19 (20.2%) | 1 (7.1%) | 3.5 [0.6–20.5] |
   Certificate degree | 20 (21.3%) | 3 (21.4%) | 1.2 [0.4–3.9] |
   College degree | 55 (58.5%) | 10 (71.4%) | 1.0 |
Experience as a nurse (years) | [1] | Â | Â |
   ≥ 21 | 56 (59.6%) | 9 (64.3%) | 0.6 [0.1–3.9] |
   6 to 20 | 28 (29.8%) | 4 (28.6%) | 0.7 [0.1–4.9] |
   ≤ 5 | 10 (10.6%) | 1 (7.1%) | 1.0 |
Experience in geriatrics (years) | [1] | Â | Â |
   ≥ 21 | 17 (18.1%) | 6 (42.9%) | 0.1 [0.0–0.8] |
   6 to 20 | 55 (58.5%) | 7 (50.0%) | 0.4 [0.1–2.2] |
   ≤ 5 | 22 (23.4%) | 1 (7.1%) | 1.0 |