F-3-12-07
DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY OF STROKE PATIENTS: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY
Jorge Lains; Catia Viegas; Dulce Pitarma; Paula Padrao; Rui Oliveria; Rui Paixao; Sandra Nunes; Sofia Lopes. (SMFR/Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal)
ABSTRACT: The authors studied depression and anxiety variables of stroke patients for about 5 years. They did 5 evaluation: 1st, 4th, 6th, 12nd months and 5 years after stroke.
METHOD: We used Beck Depression inventory, Zung Anxiety Scale, Motor evaluation scale, Functional independent measure (FIM), Bathel scale, Meio, Pulses and Social support scale.
RESULTS: After 5 years 46,2% of the patients are depressed (11,5% with major depression); and 65,4% are anxious. Cronical depression correlates with the FIM (P=0,0121); Pulses (P=0,044); Meio (P=0,0098); Social support (P=0,0141) and depression (P=0,0079)
CONCLUSIONS: After 5 years about half of stroke patients are depressed and anxious. The social support seems to be an important variable related with psychological patients state.
F-3-12-08
The prevalence of Depression in Thai Stroke Patients and its Correlation Factors. Tantibhaedhyangkul P, M.D.*, Kuptniratsaikul V, M.D.*, Tosayanonda O, M.D.*
*Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital.
Depression is an usual emotional complication of stroke, once it's occured there will retard the rehabilitation process. This study is to detected the prevalence of stroke depression and the correlation factors by using the CES-D scale (The Center for Epidemologie Studies-Depression Scale): The prevalence of depression in stroke is 38% and current income is the only factor significantly correlate to the depressive score.
