Anxiety and depression in the first six months after stroke. A longitudinal multicentre study

Abstract

Despite differences in patient profiles and intensity of rehabilitation, no significant differences occurred between centres in prevalence and severity of both disorders. Anxiety was almost as common as depression and additional patients became anxious/depressed at each time point.

The Role of Short Term Psychological and Somatic Anxiety in the Prediction of Long Term Anxiety of Early Hospital Discharged Patients with Complete Functional Recovery after a Mild Stroke

“…Anxiety symptoms affect nearly one quarter to one third of stroke patients and thus are one of the most frequent psychological manifestations to occur after the event (Barkercollo, 2007;Campbell Burton et al, 2013;De Wit et al, 2008). Previous research indicates that even though anxiety is related to the severity of disability in the aftermath of a stroke (Barkercollo, 2007), frequency of emotional disorders in mild stroke patients (survivors experiencing no or mild neurological disabling impairments) is as high as its prevalence in general stroke population (Altieri et al, 2012;Shi et al, 2015).…”

Running a Complementary Stroke Rehabilitation and Aftercare Program: Experiences of Four European Centres

“…After Stroke 1.2 Motor and Functional Recovery After Stroke 1.3 Anxiety and depression in the first six months after stroke (De Wit et al,2008) 1.4 Effect of socioeconomic status on functional and motor recovery after stroke 2. To document and compare the results between the centers in the provision of stroke services and in subject of the organizational characteristics of the different rehabilitation units.…”

The effects of music listening interventions on cognition and mood post-stroke: a systematic review

“…Globally the incidence and prevalence of stroke and related complications is increasing [1][2][3]. Psychological problems are common following stroke with one in four stroke survivors experiencing early post-stroke anxiety and depression [4], increasing to one in three at five years post-stroke [5]. A similar number are estimated to experience impairments in cognitive functioning post-stroke, particularly in the domains of attention, memory and executive function [6].…”