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Table 7 Predisposing risk factors for delirium

From: Validation of two nurse-based screening tools for delirium in elderly patients in general medical wards

 

n

Delirium DSM 5

n

No-Delirium DSM-5

P Value

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Pressure ulcer risk*

62

57 (91.9%)

582

231 (39.7%)

< 0.001

17.32 (6.84–43.86)

Falls risk*

62

59 (95.2%)

582

339 (58.2%)

< 0.001

14.01 (4.36–45.49)

Immobility*

62

35 (56.5%)

582

54 (9.3%)

< 0.001

12.67 (7.13–22.52)

Dementia*

63

14 (22.2%)

635

32 (5.0%)

< 0.001

5.38 (2.69–10.76)

Hearing Impairment*

56

6 (10.7%)

597

61 (10.2%)

0.82

1.05 (0.43–2.56)

Vision Impairment*

56

13 (23.2%)

594

238 (40.1%)

0.014

0.45 (0.23–0.859)

  1. * P-Values for the exact Fisher’s test: in both groups, there are some missing of information’s