High-risk factors for delirium in severely ill patients and the application of emotional nursing combined with pain nursing

Table 3 Comparison of clinical data and incidence of delirium between patients with and without combined emotional and pain care, n (%)

Characteristics	Patients with combined emotional and pain care (n = 150)	Patients without combined emotional and pain care (n = 151)	χ2	P value
Age			0.033	0.855
< 65 years	86 (57.3)	85 (56.3)
≥ 65 years	64 (42.7)	66 (43.7)
Sex			2.506	0.113
Male	85 (56.7)	99 (65.6)
Female	65 (43.3)	52 (34.4)
Delirium			4.625	0.032
Yes	65 (43.3)	60 (39.7)
No	108 (72.0)	91 (60.3)