J Korean Phys Ther.  2017 Apr;29(2):62-68. 10.18857/jkpt.2017.29.2.62.

A Study on the Impacts of Stroke Patients Disease-Related Characteristics on Depression and Family Support.

• Kim JW
• Park MC

• KMID: 2385179
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.18857/jkpt.2017.29.2.62

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was conducted to identify the impacts of stroke patients' general and disease-related properties on depression and family support.
METHODS
Subjects consisted of 79 persons who were diagnosed with cerebral hemorrhage and cerebral infarction and met the criteria for selection. The Korean version of Beck depression inventory (BDI) and a revision of the family support developed by Cobb were used. Frequency analysis of the subjects' general and medical history properties was conducted, and one way ANOVA was utilized to evaluate the degree of depression and family support with respect to the properties. Pearson's correlation coefficient was conducted to investigate the degree of depression and family support.
RESULTS
Participants showed no significant difference in depression based on the subjects' general and disease-related properties (p>0.05), although there were significant differences in family support based on marital status, hobbies and the medical expenses payers (p<0.05). The correlation between family support and depression was r=-0.491 (p<0.01).
CONCLUSION
Through the results of this study, it was found that general and disease-related properties would not have any impact on depression while they would affect family support.

Keyword

Stroke; Depression; Family support

MeSH Terms

Cerebral Hemorrhage
Cerebral Infarction
Depression*
Hobbies
Humans
Marital Status
Stroke*