Naslov
Prevalence and characteristics of emotional disturbances in ischemic stroke patients

Autori
Vladetić, Mirjana ; Kadojić, Dragutin ; Čandrlić, Marija

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Abstracts of 2nd world Congress of the International Society of Physical and rehabilitation Medicine - ISPRM / - Prag, 2003

Skup
2nd world Congress of the International Society of Physical and rehabilitation Medicine - ISPRM

Mjesto i datum
Prag, Češka Republika, 18.05.2003. - 22.05.2003

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
emotion; ischemic stroke

Sažetak
Emotional disturbances in stroke patients may unfavorably affect the process of rehabilitation and longterm outcome of the disease. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of emotional disturbances and their characteristics in our stroke patients, according to hemispheric lateralization of the cerebral lesion (as recorded by computed tomography), patient sex and grade of neurologic deficit (as assessed by Rankin scale). The study included 50 patients (29 men and 21 women, mean age 62.52+/- 7.07 and 64.62+/- 11.83 years, respectively) who had sufferd ischemic stroke 3 weeks to 6 months before the study. The Crown-Crisp experience index including six scales: scales of anxiety, phobia, obsession, somatization, depression and hysteria, was used for detection of emotional disturbances. Results showed a high prevalence of emotional disturbances in the study group. Depression was most common (72%), followed by generalized anxiety (58%) and phobic disturbances (66%). According to hemispheric lateralization of the cerebral lesion, a more intense emotional response was found in case of right hemisphere lesions, however, the difference was statistically significant only on the scale of obsession (p<0.05). According to sex, a more intensive emotional response was recorded in women, the difference being statistically significant on the scales of anxiety (p<0.05), depression (p<0.05) and phobia (p<0.01). According to the neurologic deficit severity, an increasing tendency in the prevalence of emotional disturbances was observed with the increasing severity of neurological deficit. Study results showed a high prevalence of emotional disturbances after stroke, suggesting a hypothesis on their combined etiology.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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