Patients’ responses to incidentally discovered silent brain infarcts – a qualitative study

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes

Table 1 Characteristics of patient participants

Characteristic	Subcategory	Median (IQR) or n
Age (years)		61 (54–72)
Sex	Men	3
Sex	Women	9
Race	Black	2
Race	White	10
Acuity of SBIs on neuroimaging	Acute/subacute	4
Acuity of SBIs on neuroimaging	Chronic	8
Location of SBIs	Only deep/subcortical	8
	Only cortical/juxtacortical	2
	Both	2
Presence of white matter disease	Yes	10
Presence of white matter disease	No	2
Clinical setting	Inpatient	4
Clinical setting	Outpatient	8
Type of clinician delivering the diagnosis	Internist	1
	Neurologist	7
	Other	4^a
Comorbidities^b	Atrial fibrillation	1
	Coronary artery disease	2
	Concurrent tobacco use	1
	Diabetes	4
	Hypercholesterolemia	6
	Hypertension	7
	Migraine	6
	Obesity	2
	Obstructive sleep apnea	1

^aIncludes two SBIs reported by Neurosurgeons, one by a Cardiologist, and one where the patient read the imaging report directly
^bMore than one may be present