Table 1.

Patient demographics, clinical variables, and PHQ-9 scores.

Patient Demographics	N=201
Age, mean ± SD	61.82 ± 14.84
Male sex	116 (58%)
Race
Non-Hispanic White	94 (47%)
Non-Hispanic Black	56 (28%)
Hispanic	35 (17%)
Asian	4 (2%)
Unknown	12 (6%)
Marital Status
Single	40 (20%)
Married	116 (58%)
Divorced	14 (7%)
Widowed	21 (10%)
Unknown	10 (5%)
Employment Status
Employed	65 (32%)
Unemployed	11 (6%)
Retired	59 (29%)
Disabled	14 (7%)
Unknown	52 (26%)
Stroke Circulation Location
Anterior	119 (59%)
Posterior	70 (35%)
Both Anterior and Posterior	12 (6%)
Stroke Side
Right	94 (47%)
Left	92 (46%)
Bilateral	15 (7%)
NIHSS * on Hospital Admission
Mild (0–4)	117 (58%)
Moderate (5–15)	70 (35%)
Severe (≥16)	13 (6.5%)
unknown	1 (0.5%)
mRS† at Clinic Follow-Up
0–1	96 (48%)
≥2	103 (52%)
Antidepressants
On Antidepressant at Admission	21 (10%)
Prescribed Antidepressant at Discharge	18 (9%)
Continued Antidepressant at Discharge	20 (10%)
On Antidepressant at Follow up	42 (21%)
Prescribed Antidepressant at Follow-Up	36 (18%)
Depressive Symptoms by Admission PHQ-9‡ Score
None (Score 0–4)	141 (70%)
Mild (Score 5–9)	43 (21%)
Moderate (Score 10–14)	15 (8%)
Moderately Severe to Severe (Score 15–27)	2 (1%)
Depressive Symptoms by Follow-Up PHQ-9 Score
None (Score 0–4)	109 (54%)
Mild (Score 5–9)	46 (23%)
Moderate (Score 10–14)	27 (13%)
Moderately Severe to Severe (Score 15–27)	19 (10%)
PHQ-9 Score Change on Clinic Follow-Up
Stable or Improved	128 (64%)
Worse	73 (36%)

^*National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale

^†modified Rankin Scale

^‡Patient Health Questionnaire-9