TABLE 2.
Results of the cognitive assessments at 5 (T1) and 12 (T2) months from discharge
| Test | Test score (mean ± SD) | t(52) | p | Cut‐off | Percentage below the normative cut‐off | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 (N = 76) | T2 (N = 53) | T1 (N = 76) | T2 (N = 53) | ||||
| SRT‐LTS | 35.64 ± 13.77 | 40.62 ± 14.20 | 2.966 | 0.005 | >23.3 | 17.1% | 7.5% |
| SRT‐CLTR | 27.75 ± 13.06 | 31.49 ± 14.61 | 2.259 | 0.028 | >15.5 | 19.7% | 5.7% |
| SRT‐D | 6.92 ± 2.66 | 7.45 ± 2.43 | 2.038 | 0.047 | >4.9 | 26.3% | 15.1% |
| SPART | 17.75 ± 5.01 | 18.21 ± 5.12 | 0.579 | 0.565 | >12.7 | 14.5% | 15.1% |
| SPART‐D | 5.66 ± 2.07 | 5.87 ± 2.07 | 0.648 | 0.520 | >3.6 | 18.2% | 18.9% |
| SDMT | 38.81 ± 9.88 | 42.85 ± 10.14 | 4.891 | <0.001 | >37.9 | 40.8% | 28.3% |
| PASAT‐3 | 41.66 ± 11.98 | 44.94 ± 11.72 | 2.961 | 0.005 | >28.4 | 14.5% | 7.5% |
| PASAT2 | 30.81 ± 9.36 | 33.15 ± 10.82 | 2.331 | 0.024 | >17.1 | 3.9% | 5.7% |
| WLG | 24.75 ± 4.69 | 25.36 ± 5.10 | 0.985 | 0.329 | >17.0 | 5.3% | 5.7% |
p values reflect the statistical significance of differences (paired t test) between scores at T1 and T2 for the 53 patients who received the follow‐up examination at T2.
Bold indicates statistically significant (p<0.05) results.
Abbreviations: PASAT, Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test; SDMT, Symbol‐Digit Modalities Test; SPART, Spatial Recall Test; SPART‐D, Spatial Recall Test (delayed recall); SRT‐CLTR, Serial Recall Test Consistent Long‐Term Retrieval; SRT‐D, Serial Recall Test (delayed recall); SRT‐LTS, Serial Recall Test Long‐Term Storage; WLG, Word List Generation.