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Table 2 Changes in clinical practice

From: Can education improve clinical practice concerning delirium in older hospitalised patients? Results of a pre-test post-test study on an educational intervention for nursing staff

Time

Pre-test (N = 385)

Post-test (N = 137)

Unit

A (n = 164)

B (n = 221)

A (n = 69)

B (n = 90)

Using DOSa, n (%)

13 (7.9)

20 (9.0)

10 (14.5)

20 (22.2)

DOS correct b, n

1

1

5

6

Geriatric consul-tation, n (%)

15 (9.1)

23 (10.4)

7 (10.1)

17 (18.9)

  1. DOS Delirium Observation Screening scale
  2. aProportion of patients who were screened using the DOS
  3. bNumber of patients for whom the DOS was performed correctly (i.e. three times a day for at least three consecutive days)
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