J Korean Geriatr Soc.  2004 Mar;8(1):14-19.

The Relations hip Between Posts troke Depression and Functional Recovery of Rehabilitation Inpatients

• Koo JH
• Lee JW
• Kim SY
• Yeo JY
• Yoo SD
• Chun MH

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To identify the prevalence and risk factors of poststroke depression(PSD) in patients admitted to department of rehabilitation medicine after stroke, to compare functional recovery of depressed patients and that of non-depressed patients, and to recognize the most useful depression scale that can predict functional recovery. METHOD: Of the hospitalized stroke patients in the department of Rehabilitation Medicine, 24 patients who were communicable were included in this study. To evaluate PSD, Beck depression inventory(BDI) and Korean form of Geriatric depression scale(KGDS) were used as self-rating scales. Hamilton depression scale(HAM-D) was used as an objective scale. Functional Independence measure(FIM) was measured at admission and discharge to evaluate functional recovery.
RESULTS
In the 24 subjects, 17 patients(70.8%) and 9 patients(37.5%) were depressive by BDI and HAM-D. Of the 19 elderly patients, 16(84.2%) were depressive by KGDS. Factors such as age, level of education, religion, etiology or location of stroke were not significantly associated with PSD. And FIMscores were not significantly different in the depressed patients and non-depressed patients. The correlation coefficients of BDI, KGDS, HAM-D and FIMgain or efficiency were not statistically significant.
CONCLUSION
The prevalence of PSDwas high in our study, but no association was found between PSD and functional recovery.

Keyword

Poststroke Depression; Functional Independence Measure; Beck Depression Inventory; Korean form of Geriatric Depression Scale; Hamilton Depression Scale

MeSH Terms

Aged
Depression*
Education
Hip*
Humans
Inpatients*
Prevalence
Rehabilitation*
Risk Factors
Stroke
Weights and Measures