Post-stroke depression in elderly Kazak and Han ethnic patients with acute cerebral infarction in XinJiang: a comparison study
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-8925.2015.02.013
- VernacularTitle:新疆哈萨克族与汉族老年急性脑梗死患者脑卒中后抑郁对比分析
- Author:
Chen LIANG
1
;
Wenquan CHEN
;
Hong CHENG
;
Jieping MAO
;
Sherong GAO
Author Information
1. 新疆生产建设兵团第七师医院神经内科
- Keywords:
Acute cerebral infarction;
Post-stroke depression;
Kazak ethnic;
Han ethnic
- From:
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine
2015;14(2):167-170
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the differences of severities of depression and anxiety,clinical manifestations in elderly Kazak and Han post-stroke depression (PSD) patients with acute cerebral infarction.Methods Four hundred and forty-seven elderly Kazak and Han Ethnic patients with acute cerebral infarction,admitted to our hospitals within 7 days of onset,were chosen; according to the clinical diagnostic criteria and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) scores for PSD,the patients were divided into Kazak PSD group (n=40) and Han PSD group (n=78).The scores of HAMD,Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA),and the clinical features were compared between the two groups.Results The HAMD scores in Han PSD group were significantly higher than those in Kazak PSD group:factor scores of block,sleep disorder,depression were statistically higher than those in Kazak PSD group (P＜0.05).The HAMA scores in Kazak PSD group were significantly higher than those in Han PSD group:the factor scores of mental anxiety were statistically higher than those in the Han PSD group (P＜0.05).The incidences of restlessness,nervous agitation,cardiovascular symptoms in Kazak PSD group were significantly higher than those in the Han PSD group (P＜0.05).The incidences of insomnia,waking up early,too much attention to the body,hypochondria,pessimism about future,gastrointestinal symptoms in Han PSD group were statistically higher than those in the Kazak PSD group (P＜0.05).Conclusion The severity of depression and anxiety,and clinical manifestations are various in elderly Kazak and Han PSD patients.
