poststroke depression scale

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association between prestroke physical activity and depressive symptoms up to 6 months after stroke and examine if citalopram treatment modified the association. DESIGN: A secondary analysis of data from the multicentre randomised controlled trial The Efficacy of Citalopram Treatment in Acute Ischemic Stroke (TALOS). SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: TALOS was conducted at multiple stroke centres in Denmark from 2013 to 2016...

BACKGROUND: Depression is the most frequent psychiatric condition after stroke and is associated with negative health outcomes. We aim to undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence and natural history of depression after stroke. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Studies published up to 4 November 2022 on Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, and Web of Science Core Collection were searched. We included studies of adults with stroke, where depression was assessed at a prespecified time point...

INTRODUCTION: Creative art therapy is a psychotherapeutic approach used to enhance the mental health status of patients. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of creative art therapy on the levels of depression, anxiety, and stress in Jordanian patients following stroke. METHODS: One-group pretest-posttest design was used; it included four sessions of creative art therapy which were conducted as two sessions for two weeks. This study recruited 85 participants who were within three months poststroke diagnosis...

Background Psychological health is as an important contributor to recovery after cardiovascular disease, but the roles of both optimism and depression in stroke recovery are not well characterized. Methods and Results A total of 879 participants in the SRUP (Stroke Recovery in Underserved Populations) 2005 to 2006 Study, aged ≥50 years, with incident stroke admitted to a rehabilitation facility were included. Optimism was assessed by the question: "Are you optimistic about the future?" Depression was defined by Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale score >16...

BACKGROUND: Post-stroke depression (PSD) can be conceptualized as a complex network where PSD symptoms (PSDS) interact with each other. The neural mechanism of PSD and interactions among PSDS remain to be elucidated. This study aimed to investigate the neuroanatomical substrates of, as well as the interactions between, individual PSDS to better understand the pathogenesis of early-onset PSD. METHODS: A total of 861 first-ever stroke patients admitted within 7 days poststroke were consecutively recruited from three independent hospitals in China...

BACKGROUND: Depression, one of the most frequent complications after stroke, increases the disease's burden and physical disability. Poststroke depression (PSD) is a multifactorial disease with genetic, environmental and biological factors involved in its occurrence. Genetic studies on PSD to date have mainly focused on the monoamine system and brain-derived neurotrophic factors. However, understanding is still limited about the influence of the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of other neurotrophic factors on PSD...

PURPOSE: Depressive symptoms constitute an important group of mental problems that alter the course of post-stroke rehabilitation by reducing quality of life, physical activity, social functioning, and interpersonal relationships. Although several studies have shown the efficacy of virtual reality (VR) in the motor treatment of poststroke patients, there is a lack of studies that would also evaluate the impact of VR on psychological aspects. Thus, we investigated the effectiveness of immersive VR therapy on both functional activity and depressive symptoms in stroke survivors...

BACKGROUND: Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in India. Data on long-term outcomes of patients with stroke in India are relatively sparse. OBJECTIVE: To document survival and long-term functional outcomes of patients with acute stroke and to assess the measures taken for secondary prevention of stroke. METHODS AND MATERIAL: A five-year retrospective cohort study involving 118 patients with acute stroke was conducted. Details about five years' survival, functional outcomes (modified Rankin Scale [mRS], Barthel index [BI], and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale [HDRS]), and secondary prevention measures were investigated...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of a comprehensive support response biofeedback program on patient recovery and quality of life after a stroke during a six-month follow-up. MATERIAL AND METHODS: One hundred poststroke patients were followed-up during six months after a course of treatment using a comprehensive program based on biofeedback on the support reaction, including stabilometric training «standing on the platform»; training using a power joystick for a hand on a static stabilometric platform; therapeutic gymnastic exercises for the upper shoulder girdle...

AIM: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of poststroke depression (PSD) in Saudi Arabia and its association with socio-demographic and clinical factors. DESIGN: A predictive correlational cross-sectional study. METHODS: The study adopted a non-probability convenience sampling method to recruit 211 stroke survivors between April and October 2021 from the neurology outpatient departments of two main governmental hospitals in Saudi Arabia...

OBJECTIVE: The beneficial effects of thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) at various target sites in treating chronic central neuropathic pain (CPSP) remain unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of DBS at a previously untested target site in the central lateral (CL) thalamus, together with classical sensory thalamic stimulation (ventral posterior [VP] complex). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a monocentric retrospective study of a consecutive series of six patients with CPSP who underwent combined DBS lead implantation of the CL and VP...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of different antidepressants and anticonvulsants in the treatment of central poststroke pain (CPSP) by network meta-analysis and provide an evidence-based foundation for clinical practice. METHODS: PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, CNKI, APA PsycINFO, Wanfang, VIP and other databases were searched by computer to find clinical randomized controlled studies (RCTs) on drug treatment of CPSP. The retrieval time limit was from the establishment of each database to July 2022...

Poststroke depression significantly affects health and quality of life of stroke patients. This study evaluates the role of social support in influencing poststroke depression. The literature search was conducted in electronic databases and study selection was based on precise eligibility criteria. The prevalence rates reported by individual studies were pooled. A meta-analysis of standardized mean differences (SMD) in social support between depressed and non-depressed stroke patients was performed. The odds ratios and correlation coefficients showing the relationship between social support and depression were pooled to achieve overall estimates...

BACKGROUND: Depressive symptoms are a common stroke sequela, yet their neurobiological substrates are still unclear. We sought to determine if they are associated with specific lesion locations. METHODS: In a prospective observational study, 270 patients with stroke were tested twice with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale around day 6 and again 6 months poststroke and voxel-based lesion behavior mapping was performed. RESULTS: Frequency of depressive symptoms (depression subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale >7) after 6 months was 19...

Objective: This research sets out to elucidate the influence of evidence-based nursing (EBN) on psychological status (PSY), neurological function, and quality of life (QoL) of patients with acute poststroke depression (PSD). Methods: One hundred and fifty stroke patients who received treatment in the Characteristic Medical Center of PLA Rocket Force between December 2019 and December 2021 were enrolled, including 100 cases (Group A) treated with comprehensive EBN and 50 patients (Group B) with routine nursing...

BACKGROUND: Limiting the ability to engage in social interaction, aphasia increases the risk of poststroke depression and may prevent classical forms of psychotherapy. Our parallel-group, blinded-assessment, quasi-randomized controlled trial explores the feasibility and potential efficacy of intensive social interaction as a means to alleviate poststroke depression in subacute aphasia. METHODS: We adopted a linguistically validated treatment program based on massed practice and conversational turn-taking (Intensive Language-Action Therapy)...

Background: A major complication caused by stroke is poststroke fatigue (PSF), and by causing limitations in doing activities of daily living (ADL), it can lower the quality of life. Objective: The present study is an attempt to examine the effects of vestibular rehabilitation on BADL (Basic Activities of Daily Living), fatigue, depression, and Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) in patients with stroke. Method: Patients with a history of stroke took part voluntarily in a single-blind clinical trial...

Introduction  Stroke is a major cause of death and disability around the globe. The development of depression following a stroke further increases the disability and impairs functional recovery. In recent decades, despite the advancement in structural and nuclear medicine imaging, the pathophysiologic basis of poststroke depression (PSD) is not well understood. Etiopathogenesis of PSD is multifactorial and afflictions of the frontal lobe, hippocampus, limbic region, and basal ganglia projections are implicated...

Objective: Although Traditional Chinese Yijinjing Qigong Exercise (YJJQE) as mind-body intervention is popularly used among adults to ameliorate depressive symptoms in China, no randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are available to evaluate the effects of YJJQE in patients with poststroke depression (PSD). This study aims to explore the clinical efficacy and the neurological and psychiatric mechanism in brain network functional connectivity underlying electroencephalography (EEG). Materials and methods: A total of 60 patients, diagnosed with mild PSD, were randomly (1:1) assigned to YJJQE group ( n = 30) and control group of routine segmental rehabilitation training group ( n = 30) for a 60-min exercise session once a day for 3 weeks...

Caregiver education program has been applied to stroke patients, while its effect on mental health in stroke patients is still obscure. This study aimed to assess the impact of the WeChat-based caregiver education (WBCE) program on cognition, anxiety, and depression in stroke patients. Totally, 170 patients with ischemic stroke were included. They were randomized at a 1:1 ratio to the WBCE group (N = 86) and control care (CC) group (N = 84), and their caregivers received WBCE or CC for 12 months, respectively...