Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2851-4188
Date of Award
12-16-2020
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Gerontology Institute
First Advisor
Jacqueline Laures Gore
Second Advisor
Vonetta Dotson
Third Advisor
Samir Belagaje
Abstract
Post-stroke depression (PSD) affects at least one out of every three stroke survivors worldwide and presents with a variety of symptoms. The likelihood of its development relates to individual biological, psychological, and social circumstances, yet incidences are rarely addressed in the literature. Moreover, the presence of aphasia in some cases makes identifying PSD challenging. The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence of PSD in adults with aphasia compared the incidence of PSD in adults without aphasia in an acute care setting, and to identify risk factors for PSD in adults with aphasia. Results indicated that adults with aphasia are 7.408 times more likely to exhibit PSD than adults without aphasia. Logistic regression controlling for the presence of aphasia showed a significant relationship between aphasia severity and PSD. Adults with aphasia were 2.06 times more likely to experience PSD with every 1-point increase in aphasia severity.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/20347515
Recommended Citation
Zanella, Christina, "The Incidence of Post-stroke Depression in Adults with Aphasia in an Acute Care Setting." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2020.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/20347515
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