Incidence of Depression after Stroke, a Cross-Sectional Study Conducted in Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar Pakistan
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objective: To find the incidence of depression among all hospitalized patients who presented with stroke. Study Design: Cross sectional study Place and Duration of study: This study was conducted at Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar. Total duration of the study was 12 months, starting from January, 2017 to December, 2017. Materials and Methods: In this study, total 162 patients were enrolled after proper consent. Hamilton depression scaling score was applied to document depression. Results: The mean age was 73 ± 27.71 years. 60% patients were male while 40% patients were female. Eighty percent patients had ischemic stroke while 20% patients had hemorrhagic stroke. The incidence of depression was found to be 35%. Females were more prone to develop depression as compared to male patients. The incidence of depression was high in early age and late old age. Conclusion: Our study concludes that the incidence of depression was found to be 35% among hospitalized stroke patients.
Source: Medical Forum Monthly
Language: English
Subfield: Rehabilitation
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7217433916