An observational, cross-sectional and monocentric study assessing psychological and cognitive features as main predictors of psychological well-being in stroke survivors
Chiara Curatoli,
Alessia Marcassoli,
Erika Guastafierro
et al.
Abstract:Well-being is a relevant outcome after stroke, potentially impacted by mental health difficulties. We addressed the psychological and cognitive predictors of psychological well-being in a sample of 122 stroke survivors (75 males, 97 with ischemic stroke; mean age 64.1, mean NIHSS 2.9, mean distance from the acute event 5.1 years) admitted to the ‘Carlo Besta’ Neurological Institute. Trait anxiety (β = −0.257), state anxiety (β = −0.208) and symptoms of depression (β = −0.484) significantly predicted well-being… Show more
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