Associated factors of the post-stroke disturbance

Stroke survivors often suffer from negative emotions that affect their quality of life and their families. However, the factors that are associated with stroke are not well understood, as they are complex and variable. We argue that it is important to study the complex associations of stroke, especially when patients or their families have limited awareness of their conditions. We found that factors such as difficulty communicating, feeling nervous, anxious, tired, depressed are positively associated with a higher likelihood of stroke. However, these associations are not simple, but depend on other factors. For example, trouble concentrating makes the association between difficulty communicating and higher likelihood of stroke stronger, or family income reduces the association between feeling nervous and likelihood of stroke. We also found that higher level of education is negatively associated with likelihood of stroke, but it interacts with subjective health and pain management. By accounting for the complexity of associations between stroke and various factors, we were able to gain a better understanding of the real relationship between stroke and those factors.