Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Post Stroke Depression Treated with Ecosystem Focused Therapy (EFT) or Education on Stroke and Depression (ESD)
| ESD (N=12) | EFT (N=12) | Mann Whitney U | ||
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| DEMOGRAPHICS | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | z | p |
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| Gender | 58.3% Male | 50% Male | χ2=0.17, df=1, p=0.68 | |
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| Age | 69.4(9.58) | 72.3(7.44) | −0.87 | 0.39 |
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| Education | 15.4(2.84) | 14.3(3.25) | −0.74 | 0.46 |
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| DEPRESSION | ||||
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| Hamilton Depression Rating Scale1 | 22.3(6.89) | 20.4(9.19) | −1.11 | 0.27 |
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| Age of Onset | 57.8(16) | 63.6(14.9) | −1.14 | 0.26 |
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| Number of Episodes | 1.3(0.65) | 1.45(0.68) | −0.53 | 0.59 |
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| DISABILITY | ||||
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| WHODAS-II2 | ||||
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| Total | 32.7 (7.6) | 35.2(8.9) | −0.69 | 0.49 |
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| Life Activities | 3.1 (1.3) | 3.0(1.3) | −0.36 | 0.72 |
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| Getting Around | 6.8 (2.3) | 7.9 (2.9) | 1.3 | 0.19 |
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| Self-Care | 5.7 (2.6) | 6.2 (2.9) | 0.41 | 0.68 |
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| Getting Along with Others | 3.8 (1.5) | 3.8 (2.3) | −0.24 | 0.81 |
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| Understanding/Communicating | 4.4 (1.4) | 5.2(2.1) | 0.65 | 0.52 |
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| Work Activities | 2.2 (1.0) | 2.5 (1.4) | 0.54 | 0.59 |
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| Participation in Society | 6.8 (2.0) | 6.7(1.8) | −0.35 | 0.73 |
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| COGNITIVE FUNCTION | ||||
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| Mattis Dementia Rating Scale | ||||
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| Total Score | 129(3.7) | 118(19.0) | −0.71 | 0.48 |
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| Initiation/Perseveration | 29.5(3.8) | 29.5(7.2) | −0.15 | 0.89 |
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| Hopkins Verbal Learning Test – Revised | ||||
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| Immediate Recall | 17.3(4.36) | 16.3(5.76) | −0.15 | 0.88 |
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| Delayed Recall | 4.27(2.83) | 3.66(2.44) | −0.47 | 0.64 |
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| Animal Naming Test | 15(4.35) | 10.5(4.89) | −1.83 | 0.07 |
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| Stroop Color Word | 31.3 (8.2) | 14.6 (10.8) | −2.1 | 0.04 |
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| QUALITY OF LIFE | ||||
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| Stroke Impact Scale | ||||
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| Physical Problems | 50.6(18.7) | 50.9(18.5) | −0.36 | 0.72 |
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| Memory & Thinking | 75.5(15.1) | 81.5(15.8) | −0.87 | 0.38 |
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| Mood & Emotional Control | 56.0(18.6) | 63.1(24.9) | −1.19 | 0.27 |
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| Communication | 85.1(14.5) | 83.7(15.0) | −0.13 | 0.90 |
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| Typical Day Activities | 44.7(26.9) | 47.4(17.7) | −0.40 | 0.69 |
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| Mobility | 65.7(24.4) | 58.3(23.3) | −0.74 | 0.46 |
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| Hand Function | 30.4(39.5) | 35.9(34.9) | −0.41 | 0.68 |
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| ADLS/IADL | 59.7(19.2) | 60(20.0) | −0.15 | 0.88 |
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| Strength | 50.5(17.9) | 49.4(25.0) | −0.65 | 0.52 |
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| Overall Recovery | 48.7(26.5) | 54.0(19.2) | −0.47 | 0.64 |
1
24-item Total Score
2
World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule- II