Research Article

Delirium in Acute Stroke: A Survey of Screening and Diagnostic Practice in Scotland

Table 1

Respondent characteristics.

Characteristics (%)

Profession
 Doctors36 (53.7)
 Nurses29 (43.3)
Grade
 Consultant24 (36.9)
 Senior trainees (doctors)12 (18.4)
 Senior nurse (band 7 and above) 14 (21.5)
 Main grade nurse (band 6 and below)15 (23.0)
Main practice area
 Specialist stroke unit47 (72.3)
 General hospital ward8 (12.3)
 Both of the aforementioned10 (15.4)
No. of patients admitted to respondents’ workplace each year [39]
 >50015 (23)
 250–50039 (60)
 100–2507 (10.7)
 <100 4 (6.1)