Table 4 Correlation between neuropsychological outcome and the ability to return to work. The NAB-S assesses the five domains attention, language, memory, spatial und executive function. MoCA was considered impaired when scoring less than 26 points. NAB-S: Neuropsychological Assessment Battery screening module, MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment
| Â | Medium impairment of NAB-S domains | Severe impairment of NAB-S domains | MoCA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 2 | ≥2 | p-value | < 1 | ≥1 | p-value | impaired | unimpaired | p-value | ||
Return to work | 12 months | 50.0% (7/14) | 0% (0/7) | 0.047 | 50.0% (7/14) | 0% (0/7) | 0.047 | 14.3% (1/7) | 57.1% (4/7) | 0.266 |
24 months | 57.1% (8/14) | 0% (0/5) | 0.045 | 57.1%(8/14) | 0% (0/5) | 0.045 | 22.2% (2/9) | 40.0% (2/5) | 0.580 | |