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KMID : 0388520110230010001
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Nursing Science - Ewha Womans University
2011 Volume.23 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.12
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Anxiety, and Depression among Stroke Patients
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Kim Ok-Soo
Kim Hee-Jeong
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression and to examine the differences of anxiety and depression by PTSD among stroke patients. Methods: Participants of this study were 102 stroke patients who were registered in the stroke center of an university hospital in Seoul. Data were collected by a structured questionnaire including general and disease-related characteristics, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-S, and Hospital Anxiety-Depression scale. Data were analyzed by SPSS 18.0 program using Chi-square test, Fisher`s exact test, and Independent t-test. Results: Of the participants, 15.7% had PTSD by PCL-S and 17.6% by DSM-IV criteria. Prevalence of anxiety and depression were 20.6% and 39.2%, respectively. There were significant differences in PTSD and anxiety by living arrangement and ADL. And there were significant differences in depression by religion and ADL. Also our study showed higher frequencies of anxiety and depression in PTSD case of stroke patients. Conclusion: PTSD was associated with anxiety and depression among stroke patients. Therefore health care providers should consider the psychological impact of stroke including PTSD, anxiety and depression as well as physical disabilities.
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KEYWORD
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stroke, posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression
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