Post-Stroke Survivors: The Relationship between Clinical Characteristics and the Levels of Depression
- Author:
Bala Krishnian M
;
Leong JWS
;
Lye MS
;
Johar MJ
;
Ismail MS
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
depression;
post-stroke survivor;
stroke severity
- MeSH:
Stroke;
Depression
- From:Medicine and Health
2015;10(2):98-102
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Stroke is frequently associated with long-term disability. Stroke leads to high risk of
physical and neuropsychological consequences. Residual disabilities among post-stroke survivors can lead them to depression. This study aimed to determine the
relationship between clinical characteristics and the levels of depression among
post-stroke survivors at a teaching hospital in Kuala Lumpur. This cross-sectional
study recruited 195 post-stroke survivors who attended follow-up Rehabilitation
Clinic of a teaching hospital over a study period of 4 months. Information collected
included socio-demographic, clinical characteristics (post stroke duration, stroke
types and stroke severities) and level of depression. Beck’s Depression Inventory
(BDI) was used to assess the level of depression. The mean age of participants was
61 years (SD=13.86, range: 22-87 years), with 118 male and 81 female survivors
having a median duration of post-stroke of 12 months (range: 1–79 months). This
study showed post stroke survivors 116 (59.5%) with depression. A Chi-square
test for level of stroke severity was significantly associated with depression, χ2
(2,
n=195) = 28.724, p<0.001, phi = 0.384. The results of the present study showed
that survivors with mild stroke had less depression (44.0%) compared to moderate
stroke (81.7%) and severe stroke (87.5%).
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