Table 4 Round 2 Delphi scores

Delirium occurrence

8.6 (0.8)

97

86

98

100

Delirium duration

8.0 (1.0)

95

86

95

96

Adverse events/side effects

8.0 (1.0)

95

86

97

93

Mortality

8.3 (1.0)

93

100

90

96

Cognitive status

8.1 (1.0)

92

100

88

96

Delirium severity

8.0 (1.0)

92

100

93

89

Delirium resolution

7.7 (1.1)

87

71

93

82

Agitation

7.5 (1.2)

87

100

92

75

Use of antipsychotics/other medication for agitation

7.6 (1.3)

84

86

88

79

Activities of daily living

7.7 (1.2)

83

71

88

86

Patient emotional wellbeing

7.5 (1.1)

82

100

85

71

Sleep

7.4 (1.3)

81

100

85

70

Hospital disposition

7.6 (1.3)

80

71

80

71

Falls and other injuries

7.6 (1.4)

80

100

80

75

Physical restraint

7.4 (1.6)

79

86

88

64

Physical functioning

7.3 (1.2)

78

71

78

79

Delirium reoccurrence

7.4 (1.3)

78

86

83

68

Length of stay

7.4 (1.3)

78

86

81

71

Hospital readmission

7.3 (1.4)

75

71

76

75

Health-related quality of life

7.2 (1.2)

75

100

83

57

Sedation score/level indicating quality of sedation

7.1 (1.5)

73

86

74

67

New onset dementia

7.0 (1.6)

71

100

64

71

Costs

7.0 (1.4)

64

57

67

61

Caregiver burden

6.8 (1.4)

61

71

66

50

Pain score/level indicating quality of analgesia

6.8 (1.5)

58

86

60

48

Pressure ulcers

6.7 (1.3)

52

71

53

46

Delirium type

6.5 (1.5)

50

86

44

50

Analgesic drug use

6.6 (1.5)

49

71

50

41

Ability to participate in rehab

6.5 (1.7)

48

71

46

46

Pneumonia

6.7 (1.4)

45

71

43

43

Time to delirium onset

6.3 (1.6)

45

86

54

21

Patient/family satisfaction

6.3 (1.5)

40

86

49

14

Workload

6.1 (1.6)

40

83

41

25

Study intervention related process outcomes

6.2 (1.4)

39

29

37

36

Use of sitters

6.0 (1.6)

39

71

36

30

Family emotional wellbeing

6.2 (1.3)

36

71

49

7

Nutritional status

6.0 (1.6)

36

71

32

32

Staff satisfaction

5.7 (1.7)

32

71

26

25

Incontinence

5.8 (1.4)

31

43

33

25