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Table 2 Attitudes on issues regarding delirious elderly patients in the ED

From: Knowledge and practices of Thai emergency physicians regarding the care of delirious elderly patients

Statement

n(%)

Strongly agree

   

Strongly disagree

5

4

3

2

1

1. Delirium is an underdiagnosed syndrome among elderly patients.

27 (12)

145 (63)

36 (16)

20 (9)

0

2. Delirium is a problem that requires active intervention.

48 (21)

145 (64)

30 (13)

5 (2)

0

3. Delirium is largely preventable.

17 (7)

99 (43)

94 (42)

18 (8)

0

4. We overuse physical restraints on most of our elderly ED patients.

17 (7)

79 (35)

81 (36)

47 (21)

4 (2)

5. We oversedate most of our elderly ED patients.

5 (2)

42 (18)

84 (37)

90 (40)

7 (3)