Sentences with phrase «initial symptom score»

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She emphasized, however, that King - Devick was only meant for use as an initial screen to identify athletes who should not be allowed to return to the game or practice and who should be referred for further, more comprehensive evaluation by a trained professional (e.g. assessment of balance, neurocognitive function, and scores on the Post-Concussion Symptom Scale).

After analyzing data for numerous variables, including total score of the PCSS at initial visit, age, and amnesia symptoms, only the total score on the PCSS was independently associated with symptoms lasting longer than 28 days; the higher the score, the greater chance of a prolonged recovery time.

In comparing the patients in initial and follow - up study, the young patients had significantly reduced post-concussion symptom score at follow - up than at the time of the initial exam, but no significant change of the post-concussion symptom score was observed in the older patients, who also showed persistent hypoactivation.

Similar to what is found in adults with schizophrenia, for the subgroup of subjects with pre-illness scores, there was an initial steep decline in IQ, from about 2 years prior to 1.7 years after onset of psychotic symptoms.

Youth from participating families scored in the clinical or subclinical range for depression, anxiety and / or substance misuse symptoms on standardized measures during the initial assessment.

The mother's initial diagnosis was established by clinical interview and confirmed using a symptom checklist based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM - IV).13 The severity of depressive symptoms was estimated using the HRSD.15, 16 Maternal remission was defined as an HRSD score of 7 or less, and response was defined as a 50 % or greater reduction of the baseline HRSD score.

Table 2 shows partial correlations between the patients» scores on the WAI - S (subscales and composite) and their posttreatment scores on target variables (BSI, IES - R) after partialing out initial symptom levels.

The estimate for depressive symptoms (γ03) was 3.477, p <.0001, indicating that the increase in initial level of ADL from low to high levels of depressive symptoms was equivalent to 3.477 T - score units.

First, in order to control for individual differences in baseline levels of depressive symptoms, participant's initial depressive symptom scores were included in the model.

In the realm of trait variables, in a longitudinal study of stable outpatients involving an initial assessment and a 9 - mo follow - up session, 24 those who scored high on a self - report measure of trait anxiety at the initial assessment and who experienced one or more «independent» stressful life events (ie, events not caused by patient behavior) during the month prior to the follow - up session showed significant increases in psychotic symptoms compared with those who either were low in trait anxiety or had no independent stressful life events.