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KMID : 0361420110350030328
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Journal of Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2011 Volume.35 No. 3 p.328 ~ p.336
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Correlations between Pre-morbid Personality and Depression Scales in Stroke Patients
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Hwang Sung-Il
Choi Kyung-In
Park Oak-Tae
Park Si-Woon
Choi Eun-Seok
Yi Sook-Hee
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Abstract
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Objective: To investigate the correlation between pre-morbid personality and depression scales in patients with stroke.
Method: The subjects of this study included 45 patients with stroke and their caregivers. We conducted an interview of patients with Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and also evaluated general characteristic (age, sex, location of lesion, cause of stroke, duration of illness, educational background, history of medication for depression) and functional level. Caregivers were evaluated with Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD) for depressive mood, with NEO-PI (Neuroticism, Extraversion and Openness Personality Inventory) for pre-morbid personality. Th e results of each questionnaire were analyzed in order to investigate their correlation. Th e results were statistically analyzed with independent t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation test.
Results: Th e HRSD score of the caregivers had a signifi cant correlation with the BDI score (p=0.001) of the patients. The BDI score correlated with Neuroticism (p=0.021) and the HRSD score also correlated with Neuroticism (p=0.015). There were no statistical correlation of depression with sex, age, case of stroke, location of lesion, duration of illness and functional level.
Conclusion: Among pre-morbid personalities, neuroticism of NEO-PI is the only factor which is significantly correlated with depression scales in stroke patients. Evaluating pre-morbid personality can be helpful in predicting the depressive mood in stroke patients, so we may have early intervention for it.
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KEYWORD
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Stroke, Depression, Personality, Caregiver
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