Table 1 Characteristics of patients/residents
From: Recognizing acute delirium as part of your routine [RADAR]: a validation study
|  | Total (N = 193) | Patients = 142 (73.6%) | Residents = 51 (26.4%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables [Missing] | N (%) | M (SD) | N (%) | M (SD) | N (%) | M (SD) |
Age (yrs.) | Â | 80.8 (7.8) | Â | 79.1 (7.3) | Â | 85.5 (7.5) |
Sex (female) | 116 (60.1) | Â | 76 (53.5) | Â | 40 (78.4) | Â |
Diagnosis of dementia (yes) | 41 (21.2) | Â | 5 (3.5) | Â | 36 (70.6) | Â |
Types of dementia | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Not specified | 3 (7.3) |  | 1 (20.0) |  | 2 (5.6) |  |
 Alzheimer | 12 (29.3) |  | 1 (20.0) |  | 11 (30.6) |  |
 Vascular | 4 (9.8) |  | 2 (40,0) |  | 2 (5.6) |  |
 Mixed | 19 (46.3) |  | 1 (20.0) |  | 18 (50.0) |  |
 Korsakoff | 3 (7.3) |  |  |  | 3 (8.3) |  |
DSM-IV-TR delirium | 23 (12) | Â | 21 (14.8) | Â | 2 (3.9) | Â |
Severity of cognitive impairment (HDS) [1] | Â | 162.4 (50.9) | Â | 178.6 (32.0) | Â | 117.5 (65.0) |
 Mild (≥160) | 142 (74.0) |  | 123 (87.2) |  | 19 (37.3) |  |
 Moderate (between 40 and 160) | 39 (20.3) |  | 16 (11.4) |  | 23 (45.1) |  |
 Severe (≤40) | 11 (5.7) |  | 2 (1.4) |  | 9 (17.7) |  |
Level of functional autonomy (SMAF) | Â | 13.8 (11.6) | Â | 9.6 (8.8) | Â | 25.4 (10.7) |
 Mild <29 | 169 (87.6) |  | 138 (97.2) |  | 31 (60.8) |  |
 Moderate 29-40 | 19 (9.8) |  | 4 (2.8) |  | 15 (29.4) |  |
 Severe >40 | 5 (2.6) |  |  |  | 5 (9.8) |  |
Level of comorbidity: (CCI) | Â | 6.1 (1.9) | Â | 5.8 (1.9) | Â | 6.8 (1.9) |
 Severe ≥ 8 | 37 (19.2) |  | 21 (14.8) |  | 16 (31.2) |  |
Number of medications/day | Â | 10.1 (3.9) | Â | 10.1 (3.8) | Â | 10.0 (4.3) |
Number of distributions of meds/day | Â | 3.6 (0.7) | Â | 3.5 (0.7) | Â | 3.6 (0.6) |