Abstract

Post-stroke depression (PSD), a prevalent complication of stroke, causes poor outcomes. However, little is known about its prevalence and management among community-dwelling stroke survivors. Thus, we investigated the prevalence, awareness, and treatment of PSD in a community setting. A cross-sectional study was performed using representative data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Surveys 2014, 2016, and 2018. A total of 11,122 participants aged ≥ 40 years were categorized, including 343 stroke survivors and 10,779 non-stroke survivors. We then calculated and compared the prevalence, awareness (formal diagnosis of depression by a doctor), and treatment rates of depression between the two groups. Depression was defined as a score ≥ 10 in the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Depression was significantly more prevalent among stroke survivors than in non-stroke survivors (22.2% vs. 8.5%, respectively), while the differences in the awareness and treatment rates were insignificant. However, only 46.8% of stroke survivors with PSD were aware of their condition, and only 20.5% were receiving treatment. These results suggest that clinicians should more actively screen for and treat depression among stroke survivors.

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Title
Prevalence, awareness, and treatment of depression among community-dwelling stroke survivors in Korea
Author
Lee, Eung-Joon 1 ; Kwon, Oh Deog 2 ; Kim, Seung Jae 3 

 Seoul National University Hospital, Department of Neurology, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.412484.f) (ISNI:0000 0001 0302 820X); Seoul National University Hospital, Instituite of Public Health and Medical Care, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.412484.f) (ISNI:0000 0001 0302 820X) 
 Movinci Clinic, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.412484.f) 
 The Catholic University of Korea, International Healthcare Center, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.411947.e) (ISNI:0000 0004 0470 4224); The Catholic University of Korea, Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.411947.e) (ISNI:0000 0004 0470 4224) 
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2637590831
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2022. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.