TABLE 1.

Symptom Domains Supported by Narrative Data

SYMPTOM DOMAIN Examples	NARRATIVE DATA
Cognitive
Difficulty multitasking I can do more than one thing at a time without getting confused	I can get stressed out if I’ve got…two things [I have to do] [010] [H]e’s failed to multi-task [111]
Motor
Loss of strength: weakness I drop things because I lose my grip on them	My wrists and ankles are not strong as they used to be. I have a fear of going up and down ladders because my ankles are not strong [006] Like a 15 year old learning how to drive a car [001] …she’s becoming quite uncoordinated, spilling stuff, dropping stuff [104]
Behavior
Irritability I become irritated when things at work don’t go as I wish I am often impatient with the people I work with	Things would upset me more than they used to [019] I would say she has gotten moodier…you know that’s another tough one too, cause she’s having a terrible menopause….she gets much more stressed out like easier, more so than I do [110]
Compensatory Strategies
List making/visual reminders If I don’t make “to-do lists,” I forget things	I have to make notes while I’m talking to someone or I’ll forget. Sticky notes all over the place [004] [R]ight before he stopped working, he would…keep a pad of paper by the phone, and you know, write things down and double check things a lot more just to make sure that he was not forgetting anything [111]