Key result
The presence of depressive symptoms 6 months post-stroke was the strongest predictor of chronic depressive symptoms 3 years post-stroke (OR 68.83).
Why the study?
Can depressive symptoms at 6 months post-stroke predict depressive symptoms at 1 and 3 years post-stroke?
Cohort (n=131)
Yes
Can depressive symptoms at 6 months post-stroke predict depressive symptoms at 1 and 3 years post-stroke?
Odds Ratio: 68.83 (95% CI 13.63–308.21)
p-value: p=<0.001
Depressive symptoms at 6 months post-stroke are a strong predictor of chronic depressive symptoms at 1 and 3 years post-stroke.
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Depressive symptoms at 6 months may flag high-risk stroke survivors for monitoring; leaves open whether early intervention prevents chronic depression.
Schepers et al. (2009) conducted a cohort in First-ever supratentorial stroke (n=131). Post-stroke depressive symptoms at 6 months vs. Absence of depressive symptoms at 6 months was evaluated on Post-stroke depressive symptoms 3 years post-stroke (OR 68.83, 95% CI 13.63-308.21, p=<0.001). The presence of depressive symptoms 6 months post-stroke was the strongest predictor of chronic depressive symptoms 3 years post-stroke (OR 68.83).
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