Korean J Rehabil Nurs.  2004 Dec;7(2):188-196.

Descriptive Study of Relationships between Depression, Family Support, and Rehabilitation-motivation in Patients with Cerebrovascular Accident

• Lee HJ
• Yi M

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to identify relationships between depression, family support, and rehabilitation-motivation in patients with cerebrovascular accident. METHOD: The data were collected from 'S' hospital in Seoul from Feb. 1, 2004 to Apr. 30, 2004. The data were analyzed using a SPSS 10.0 program for descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression. RESULT: The results were as follows: The mean rehabilitation-motivation was 119.89, which was slightly high. The rehabilitation-motivation was influenced by religion, education level, occupation, economic status, treatment fee, duration of hospitalization, level of language ability and ADL. Rehabilitation-motivation has showed correlation with family support (r=.538, p=.000) and depression (r=-.417, p=.000). The variables related to rehabilitation-motivation were identified as family support, level of ADL, occupation, depression, and education level, using stepwise multiple regression. They were accounted for 57% of predictability of the rehabilitation-motivation, with the family support the highest at 29.3%.
CONCLUSION
With increasing post stroke patients in Korea, we need to pay more attention to the rehabilitation of them. This study indicates that health professionals need to focus on the intervention especially in increasing family support and in decreasing depression of the patients with cerebrovascular accident.

MeSH Terms

Activities of Daily Living
Depression*
Education
Fees and Charges
Health Occupations
Hospitalization
Humans
Korea
Language
Occupations
Rehabilitation
Seoul
Stroke*