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Table 5 Known group comparisons by years of experience in the ICU

From: Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of difficulty scale for nurses who care for patients with delirium in the intensive care unit

   

N = 241

  

N = 196

N = 437

 

5 or more years (ICU)

 

Less than 5 years (ICU)

 

Factor

 

Mean

SD

 

Mean

SD

p

Factor 1

Delirium assessment

13.44

2.66

 

18.46

1.76

0.000

Factor 2

Delirium management by multidisciplinary team

9.59

1.65

 

13.52

2.60

0.000

Factor 3

Ensuring safety

14.57

1.68

 

14.29

1.99

0.108

Factor 4

Dealing with and involvement in hypoactive delirium

11.67

1.72

 

12.42

1.14

0.000

Factor 5

Dealing with stress and distress

11.07

2.25

 

14.62

1.92

0.000

Factor 6

Adjustment of medication

7.42

1.65

 

10.64

2.23

0.000

Factor 7

Involvement of family

3.68

1.47

 

5.57

1.12

0.000

Factor 8

Lack of resources

5.84

0.90

 

5.77

0.89

0.404

  1. ICU, intensive care unit; SD, standard deviation
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