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

Table 2

Questions regarding diagnostic practices and tools utilised.

Question	Doctors 𝑛=36	Nurses 𝑛=29
How do you normally diagnose delirium in stroke patients?
Standardised tool	1 (2.7%)	1 (3.4%)
Clinical judgement	22 (61%)	6 (20.6%)
Both the aforementioned	13 (36.1%)	8 (27.5%)
I do not diagnose delirium in my practice	0	12 (41.3%)
Other	0	2 (6.8%)
If you use a tool to diagnose or screen for delirium in stroke patients, please indicate which tool you use
CAM	11 (30%)	7 (24.1%)
CAM-ICU	2 (5.5%)	0
DRS	0	0
Delirium symptom review	1 (2.7%)	0
Organic brain syndrome scale	0	0
Other	8 (22.2%)	4 (13.7%)
No response	14 (38.8%)	18 (62%)

CAM: confusion assessment method.
CAM-ICU: confusion assessment method for intensive care unit.
DRS: delirium rating scale.