TY  - JOUR
U1  - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed)
A1  - Ibeneme, Sam C.
A1  - Nwosu Nwosu, Akachukwu O.
A1  - Ibeneme, Georgian C.
A1  - Bakare, Muideen O.
A1  - Fortwengel, Gerhard
A1  - Limaye, Dnyanesh
T1  - Distribution of symptoms of post-stroke depression in relation to some characteristics of the vulnerable patients in socio-cultural context
JF  - African Health Sciences
N2  - Objective: To determine the distribution of symptoms of post-stroke depression (PSD) in relation to some predisposing factors in an African population.
Relevance: Environment is a key determinant of behavior, and varied socio-cultural contexts must have implications for modifiable characteristics (age, duration of the stroke, marital status, type of employment, gender, the location of cerebral lesion and complications) of individuals vulnerable to PSD, which may be targeted to enhance recovery.
Method: This was a cross-sectional observational study of 50 (22 females and 28 males) stroke survivors (mean age=54.76±8.79 years), at the physiotherapy department, the University of Nigeria teaching hospital, Enugu, selected using convenience sampling technique. Data were collected using Becks Depression Inventory and analyzed using Z-score, Chi-square test and univariate logistic regression, at p<0.05.
Results: PSD was more prevalent in females (45.45%); young(100%); middle-age(60%) adults(27-36/47-56 years respectively); living with spouse (45%); left cerebral lesions (40.74%); complications(45%); cold case >3 years(47.05%); self-employed and unemployed (66.67%), respectively. Age was significantly associated with depression (χ2 =4.92,df=1,p=0.03), and was related to the risk of PSD (3.7[1.1-12.0], p=0.03, φ = +0.31, φ2=0.1).
Conclusion: Age could be a risk factor for PSD, which was more prevalent in the elderly than young/middle-age adults, female gender, left cerebral lesion, complications, cold case; those living with a spouse, self-employed and unemployed.
KW  - Symptoms of post-stroke depression
KW  - modifiable characteristics of the vulnerable patients
KW  - African socio-cultural context
Y1  - 2017
UN  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:960-opus4-19385
U6  - https://doi.org/10.25968/opus-1938
DO  - https://doi.org/10.25968/opus-1938
VL  - 17
IS  - 1
SP  - 70
EP  - 78
ER  -