DEPRESSION AND RELATED FACTORS IN OLDER ADULTS AFTER STROKE IN THE HOSPITAL, VIET NAM

Autor: 陳氏黃縈, TRAN THI HOANG OANH
Rok vydání: 2019
Druh dokumentu: 學位論文 ; thesis
Popis: 107
Stroke is one of the common neuropathy, which is a common medical condition in the elderly and a major cause of death and disability for people with the disease. In Vietnam in recent years, brain stroke has become a serious health problem for people, the third leading cause of death after cancer and cardiovascular disease. Stroke usually occurs suddenly and severely with focal neurological symptoms, disturbed consciousness. If the acute phase of illness usually leaves many physical and mental sequelaes and greatly affects the quality of life of the patient. In mental disorders after stroke, depression is the most common manifestation. Depression adversely affects people with brain stroke such as prolonged rehabilitation time - hospital stay, reduced quality of life, increased risk of death, cognitive decline. Depression after stroke is the most common neurological complication of stroke in older people. This descriptive study investigates the incidence of depression after stroke and examines its relationship with related factors including age, gender, education level, daily activities, Social support of these elders. One hundred and twenty participants were randomly selected to participate in this study from January to April 2019. Data collection was conducted at Cam Ranh Hospital and Traditional Medicine Hospital- Khanh Hoa Province Rehabilitation, Vietnam using four questions: Demographic, Post-stroke Depression Assessment (PSDRS), with .85 reliability, revised Bathel Index (MBI), with reliability of .94, Multi-dimensional scale of Cognitive Social Support (MSPSS), with its reliability of .87. Frequency, percentage, average value, standard deviation were used to analyze the data. The results show that older people may also experience depression after a stroke. People with brain stroke are between 60 and 93 years old with an average of 68.43 years (SD = 7.375). Activities of daily living and social support are significantly correlated with depression after stroke (r = -.567, r = -.652, p
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