Table 2.
Factors affecting neuropsychological functions
Age | Education | Period of LOC | Time after brain injury | |
WCST | ||||
% errors | 0.32** | –0.27* | 0.18 | –0.13 |
% perseverative errors | 0.26* | –0.19 | 0.08 | –0.02 |
% conceptual level responses | –0.36*** | 0.28* | –0.19 | 0.10 |
No. of completed categories | –0.43*** | 0.27* | –0.16 | 0.06 |
CTT2 | 0.36*** | –0.23 | 0.19 | –0.11 |
COWAT | –0.21 | 0.29** | –0.14 | 0.19 |
EMQ | –0.03 | –0.14 | 0.41*** | 0.09 |
GDS | 0.24* | –0.26* | 0.14 | 0.03 |
STAI | 0.17 | –0.10 | 0.11 | 0.05 |
ABS | 0.09 | –0.34** | 0.32** | 0.04 |
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001. WCST, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test; CTT2, Color Trail Test 2; COWAT, Controlled Oral Word Association Test; EMQ, Everyday Memory Questionnaire; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; STAI, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; ABS, Agitated Behavior Scale.