Table 4 Healthcare Workers’ Delirium Recognition, Their Knowledge about Delirium and Strain in Caring for Delirious Patients in the Pretest and Posttest Phase (n = 57^a)

Delirium recognition – ability to identify delirium

Cases, n correct (%)

 Dementia

41 (71.9)

44 (77.2)

0.55^b

 Hypoactive delirium

26 (45.6)

37 (64.9)

0.04^b

 Hyperactive delirium

41 (71.9)

53 (93.0)

0.007^b

 Dementia + hyper-/hypoactive delirium

49 (86.0)

45 (78.9)

0.31^b

Total DR score, mean (SD) (range 0–4)

2.7 (1.1)

3.1 (0.9)

0.04^c

Knowledge about delirium

 Total DKQ score, mean (SD) (range 0–35)

28.3 (4.5)

31.7 (2.6)

<0.001^c

Strain in caring for delirious patients

 Total SCDI score, mean (SD) (range 20–80)

50.9 (9.2)

51.2 (8.4)

0.46^c

 Subscore hypoactive behavior, mean (SD) (range 3–12)

7.3 (1.8)

6.9 (1.7)

0.29^c

 Subscore hypoalert behavior, mean (SD) (range 4–16)

8.9 (2.1)

8.8 (1.7)

0.84^c

 Subscore fluctuating course/psychoneurotic behavior,

 mean (SD) (range 5–20)

11.2 (2.9)

11.3 (3.0)

0.51^c

 Subscore hyperactive/hyperalert behavior, mean (SD)

23.7 (4.2)

23.9 (4.2)

0.71^c

 (range 8–32)