Key result
Rating scales for depression and anxiety in stroke patients were sensitive to distress but lacked specificity for identifying depressive and anxiety disorders.
Why the study?
Do different assessment methods result in variations in incidence and severity estimates of depression and anxiety in patients with right or left hemisphere stroke compared to controls?
Population
Patients with right and left hemisphere stroke (RH, LH) and a control group (CG)
Comparison
Assessment using structured clinical interview… vs Comparison between right hemisphere stroke, left…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Caution advised when using scales to diagnose mood disorders after stroke; leaves open validation of more specific instruments.
Observational
Do different assessment methods result in variations in incidence and severity estimates of depression and anxiety in patients with right or left hemisphere stroke compared to controls?
Rating scales for depression and anxiety in neurologic patients are sensitive to general distress but lack specificity for identifying actual depressive and anxiety disorders.
Goldstein et al. (1998) conducted an observational in Stroke. Right and left hemisphere stroke vs. Control group was evaluated on Incidence and severity of depression and anxiety using SCID-R and rating scales. Rating scales for depression and anxiety in stroke patients were sensitive to distress but lacked specificity for identifying depressive and anxiety disorders.
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