Fig. 3

Boxplot of the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) determined using a structured interview (SI) or physician assessment compared to the Stroke-Specific Quality of Life (SS-QoL) scale total score, psychosocial subscore (PS) and physical subscore (PH) six weeks after aSAH

Note: the thick horizontal bar in the boxes represents the median for each mRS level. The ends of the boxes represent the first and third quartiles. The vertical line represents the minimum and maximum score (value inside 1.5 × interquartile range (IQR)). The open dots represent outliers (outside 1.5 IQR) and the asterisks represent extreme values (outside 3 IQR). Higher mRS scores indicate a worse disability, while higher scores on SS-QoL indicate better function. The SSQoL scores, both the subscale score and the total score can range from 1 to 5