Table 2.
Cognitive-communication status scoring in the COVID-19 cohort.
| Description | Admission (N=75) | Discharge (N=75) | ||
| Scoringa, n |
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Unable to assess (score 1) | 3 | 0 | |
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Profound impairment (score 2) | 0 | 0 | |
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Severe impairment (score 3) | 2 | 1 | |
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Moderate-severe impairment (score 4) | 3 | 1 | |
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Moderate impairment (score 5) | 5 | 0 | |
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Mild-moderate impairment (score 6) | 3 | 3 | |
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Mild impairment (score 7) | 15 | 16 | |
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Within functional limits (score 8) | 28 | 38 | |
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Baseline (score 9) | 16 | 16 | |
| Mean score (95% CI) | 7.2 (6.7-7.6)b | 7.8 (7.6-8.0)b | ||
aTo better analyze patient outcomes, a modified National Outcomes Measure System scale was used for speech-language pathology cognitive-communication status evaluations.
bThe nonparametric Wilcoxon matched pairs test was used, and the group difference (based on differences of the means) was 0.64 (95% CI 0.30-0.98; P<.001).