Why the study?
Does stroke predict clinically significant depressive symptoms in older adults?
Population
1,134 subjects aged 65 and older from a rural, nonfarm, low-socioeconomic-status community
Comparison
Stroke vs No stroke
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2 years
Authors
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May warrant extended post-stroke depression surveillance; leaves open causality and intervention effects in older adults.
Does stroke predict clinically significant depressive symptoms in older adults?
Stroke survivors have a significantly elevated risk for clinically significant depressive symptoms at least 2 years post-stroke, independent of functional disability and other risk factors.
Whyte et al. (2004) studied this question.
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