Table 2

Characteristics of patients interviewed

Subjects (n=9)
Age (median (IQR))66 (66–70)
Race
 White7 (78%)
 Black2 (22%)
Sex: female3 (33%)
Ethnicity: non-Hispanic9 (100%)
Level of education*
 Less than high school graduate1 (11%)
 High school graduate2 (22%)
 Some college, no degree4 (44%)
 Bachelor’s degree1 (11%)
 Prior history of delirium2 (22%)
Alcohol drinks per week
 Less than one6 (67%)
 Three to four1 (11%)
 Five to ten1 (11%)
 Twenty-one to thirty1 (11%)
Short Blessed Score
 Normal cognition (0–4)8 (89%)
 Questionable impairment (5-9)1 (11%)
Lawton iADL
 High function (score of 8)9 (100%)
 Depression (PHQ-8 ≥10)0 (0%)
Surgery type
 Cardiac3 (33%)
 Gynaecological1 (11%)
 Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic2 (22%)
 Urological2 (22%)
 Vascular1 (11%)
  • *One patient with missing data.

  • iADL, independent activities of daily living; PHQ-8, eight-item Patient Health Questionnaire depression scale.