Research Article

Apathy, Cognitive Impairment, and Social Support Contribute to Participation in Cognitively Demanding Activities Poststroke

Table 6

Multiple regression results for percent retained participation in low-cognitive skill and high-cognitive skill activities.

Predictor variableβ-Weight value

Low-cognitive skill activities
DKEFS cognition composite0.1460.131
Apathy Evaluation Scale-0.2790.016
MOS-SSS: positive social interaction0.3160.006
0.334
High-cognitive skill activities
DKEFS cognition composite0.2920.002
Apathy Evaluation Scale-0.2640.016
MOS-SSS: positive social interaction0.2910.008
0.394

DKEFS: Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System; MOS-SSS: Medical Outcome Study-Social Support Scale; statistically significant independent predictor.