Why the study?
Do self-efficacy, pre-stroke depression, and perceived social support predict self-reported depressive symptoms in ischaemic stroke inpatients during rehabilitation?
Population
96 ischaemic stroke inpatients residing at a rehabilitation centre
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
6.5 weeks post-stroke
Authors
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Supports psychosocial screening in stroke rehab; hypothesis-generating for interventions targeting these factors.
Do self-efficacy, pre-stroke depression, and perceived social support predict self-reported depressive symptoms in ischaemic stroke inpatients during rehabilitation?
High self-efficacy and perceived social support are strong protective factors against post-stroke depression, suggesting that targeting these psychological factors during inpatient rehabilitation may help prevent its onset.
Lewin et al. (2013) studied this question.
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