It was also observed how a high proportion of subjects 67 years of age and older who were admitted to the orthopaedic department for hip fractures were given nursing diagnosis related to delirium in this particular four year period.
Jafnframt var athugað hversu hátt hlutfall einstaklinga 67 ára og eldri sem lögðust inn á bæklunarskurðdeildir vegna mjaðmabrots fengu hjúkrunargreiningar tengdar óráði á tilteknu fimm ára tímabili.