An evaluation of the validity of an aphasia friendly mood and anxiety measure for stroke patients

Figures & data

Table 1. Stroke characteristics.

Stroke	Total	Percentage
Left MCA	8	38%
Right MCA	4	19%
Left ICH	3	14%
Multi-territory	2	9%
Right ICH	1	5%
Left ACA	1	5%
Right PCA	1	5%
Left PCA	1	5%

MCA = middle cerebral artery, ICH = intracerebral haemorrhage, ACA = anterior cerebral artery, PCA = posterior cerebral artery.

Table 2. Descriptive statistics on aphasia-inclusive mood measures.

	SADQ-H10	BOA	SAAMS-D8	SAAMS-D6	SAAMS-A5	SAAMS-A4
Mean	8.19	9.29	5.43	3.76	4.05	3.00
SD	5.83	6.08	3.28	2.84	2.85	2.57
Median	7	8	4	3	4	2
Min: Max	0:23	2:21	1:12	0:9	0:10	0:8
Skewness	0.82	0.85	0.64	0.44	0.76	0.74
Kurtosis	0.55	−0.16	−0.71	−1.11	0.10	−0.44

SD = standard deviation, SADQ-H10 = Stroke Aphasic Depression Questionnaire – Hospital version, BOA = Behavioural Outcomes of Anxiety, SAAMS = Stroke Aphasia Anxiety and Mood Screen.

Table 3. Classification accuracy of SAAMS-D.

Cut off Score	Sensitivity	Specificity
1/2	1.00	0.00
2/3	0.82	0.25
3/4	0.82	0.50
4/5	0.64	0.50
5/6	0.55	0.75
6/7	0.55	1.00

Table 4. Classification accuracy of SAAMS-A.

Cut off Score	Sensitivity	Specificity
0/1	01.00	0.22
1/2	1.00	0.28
2/3	1.00	0.41
3/4	1.00	0.59
4/5	0.50	0.71
5/6	0.50	0.84

Data availability statement

The data used in this article was derived from an anonymised clinical database. As such, the data used in this article will not be made available.