Unmet needs, community integration and employment status four years after subarachnoid haemorrhage.
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subarachnoid haemorrhage, long-term effects, community integration, unmet needs.Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess long-term unmet needs in relation to community integration and employment status 4 years after subarachnoid haemorrhage. DESIGN: Four-year follow-up of a prospective cohort. PATIENTS: Sixty-seven patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage. METHODS: Employment status was assessed and the Community Integration Questionnaire-Revised and Southampton Needs Assessment Questionnaire were used. RESULTS: The mean age of subarachnoid haemorrhage onset was 52.5 years (standard deviation (SD) 10.7 years) and 39% of subjects were male. Four years after subarachnoid haemorrhage, 23.9% of subjects had symptoms of depression, 43.3% had mild cognitive impairment, 67.2% were unemployed and 67.2% had one or more unmet needs. Most subjects reported a need for information (59.7%). Unemployed patients had more unmet needs than employed patients (p = 0.034), but no independent relationship was found. The community integration score was moderate (mean 15.1Downloads
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