Table 1 Measures used to determine the severity for each brain disorder, and the assignment to the severity scale according to the distribution of the sample
From: The psychosocial difficulties in brain disorders that explain short term changes in health outcomes
Measures | High Disease Severity | Moderate Disease Severity | Mild Disease Severity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brain Disorders | ||||
Bipolar Disorders | Young Rating Scale of Mania Total Score | > 19 - Manic-Episode Group | ≥ 7 and ≤ 19 - Subclinical and Hypomania Group | < 7 - Euthymia Group |
Depression | Beck Depression Inventory II - BDI | > 28 | ≥ 14 and ≤ 28 | < 14 |
Migraine | Migraine Disability Assessment Questionnaire (MIDAS) | > 20 | ≥ 6 and ≤ 20 | < 6 |
Multiple Sclerosis | Kurtzke Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) | > 5 | ≥ 3 and ≤ 5 | < 3 |
Parkinson's Disease | Hoehn and Yahr Scale | = 3 or =4 | = 2 or = 2.5 | = 1 or = 1.5 |
Stroke | Rankin Scale | = 4 or =5 | = 2 or = 3 | = 0 or = 1 |
Traumatic Brain Injury | Functional Independence Measure (FIM) | >125 | ≥ 115 and ≤125 | < 115 |