Table 2.
Severe Cognitive Impairment Profile Severity Classification
| Measure | N (%) | M (SD) | Min, Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCIP Raw Score Total1 (range 0 – 245) | 154.77 (57.66) | 27, 232 | |
| - Moderately Severe | 18 (32.1) | ||
| - Severe | 16 (28.6) | ||
| - Very Severe | 16 (28.6) | ||
| - Profound | 6 (10.7) | ||
| SCIP Comportment (range 0 – 34) | 28.02 (3.94) | 15, 34 | |
| - Low (Failure to respond, unintelligible) | 48 (85.7) | ||
| SCIP Attention (range 0 – 44) | 19.25 (13.69) | 0, 44 | |
| - Low (Poor attention/concentration, distractible) | 47 (83.9) | ||
| SCIP Language (range 0 – 88) | 64.36 (22.03) | 4, 86 | |
| - Low (Impaired repetition, fluency, comprehension, etc.) | 43 (76.8) | ||
| SCIP Memory (range 0 – 17) | 9.57 (3.53) | 1, 17 | |
| - Low (Impaired remote memory, memory for simple or autobiographical information | 48 (85.7) | ||
| SCIP Motor (range 0 – 10) | 7.95 (3.96) | 0, 10 | |
| - Low (Impaired motor dexterity, speed, motor manipulation) | 12 (21.4) | ||
| SCIP Conceptualization (range 0 – 26) | 14.30 (11.25) | 0, 26 | |
| - Low (Deficits in reasoning, problem solving, concrete, perseverative) | 36 (64.3) | ||
| SCIP Arithmetic (range 0 – 10) | 3.98 (3.09) | 0, 10 | |
| - Low (Significant impairment counting, simple calculations, working with currency) | 51 (91.1) | ||
| SCIP Visuospatial (range 0 – 16) | 7.39 (6.06) | 0, 16 | |
| - Low (Impaired basic visuospatial/perceptual abilities) | 47 (83.9) |
SCIP – Severe Cognitive Impairment Profile.
1
Interpretations are based on the Severe Cognitive Impairment Profile manual, Peavey (1998).