Authors
Guido Edoardo D’Aniello, Federica Scarpina, Alessandro Mauro, Ileana Mori, Gianluca Castelnuovo, Matteo Bigoni, Silvia Baudo, Enrico Molinari
Publication date
2014/3/15
Journal
Journal of the neurological sciences
Volume
338
Issue
1-2
Pages
191-196
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
Background and purpose
Anxiety and depression are common psychological conditions in post-stroke patients. In the present study, their relation with perceived quality of life and psychophysical well-being was investigated.
Methods
In the present cross-sectional study, chronic post-stroke patients (n = 81; average years from stroke = 4 ± 4.6) were assessed with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the 36-item Short-Form Healthy Survey (SF-36) and the Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWBI), as well as a brief neuropsychological assessment focused on the thinking ability and executive functions.
Results
Higher levels of anxiety compared to depressive symptoms were found. Hierarchical multiple regressions indicated that SF-36 predicts neither anxiety nor depression, and PGWBI subscales only partially.
Conclusion
Post-stroke anxiety can be a largely observed psychological distress in …
Scholar articles
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