Table 1

 Cognitive, mood, and psychosocial function data for SAH participants at 9 and 18 months and for matched controls

ControlsSAH group at 9 monthsSAH group at 18 months
nEmbedded Image(SD)Percentage in clinical range* or <10th percentile†nEmbedded Image(SD)Percentage in clinical range* or <10th percentile†nEmbedded Image(SD)Percentage in clinical range* or <10th percentile†
*Cut offs for “abnormality” as follows: HADS Anxiety and Depression 10/11; RIES Intrusions 11/12; RIES Avoidance 13/14; BDI 18/19; prose recall (immediate) 7/8; prose recall (delayed) 4/5; †Verbal fluency and digit span scores are evaluated against published norms. BICRO scores of SAH participants are evaluated against control group distribution; ‡Verbal fluency and digit span scores are presented as age-adjusted percentiles.
Cognitive measures
    Verbal fluency‡4456.0(32.7)11.6%4465.1(30.7)11.4%
    Prose recall—immediate (0–24)449.3(3.9)34.1%4410.3(3.6)22.7%
    Prose recall—delayed (0–24)448.3(4.0)18.2%449.4(4.1)13.6%
    Digit Span Forwards‡4565.9(30.6)4.4%4673.7(25.8)4.3%
    Digit Span Backwards‡4554.0(30.4)8.9%4662.5(31.7)8.7%
Mood measures
    HADS Anxiety (0–21)525.3(3.0)5.7%477.3(4.2)17.0%497.2(3.9)18.4%
    HADS Depression (0–21)523.8(3.5)3.8%475.0(3.6)8.5%495.1(3.6)10.2%
    RIES—Intrusions (0–35)478.5(7.0)25.5%466.6(5.5)21.7%
    RIES—Avoidance (0–40)476.9(6.7)17.0%475.7(5.3)12.8%
    BDI (0–63)449.2(6.9)11.4%499.4(7.3)16.3%
Participation (BICRO)
    Personal Care (0–5)520.0(0.2)480.0(0.0)2.1%490.0(0.1)4.1%
    Mobility (0–5)520.2(0.3)480.7(1.1)35.4%490.7(1.0)42.9%
    Self-Organisation (0–5)520.1(0.4)480.8(1.3)50.0%490.8(1.0)46.9%
    Socialising (0–5)522.9(0.7)482.9(0.8)9.3%493.1(0.8)16.3%
    Employment (0–5)523.0(0.8)484.0(0.9)56.2%494.0(0.9)49.0%
    Psychological Well-being (0–5)521.5(0.7)481.8(0.8)12.5%491.9(0.8)12.1%