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Abstract
Background: Following stroke, chronic cognitive impairments across multiple domains have been associated with depression. Currently, it is unknown if specific subtypes of cognitive impairments are differentially related to post-stroke depression severity.
Objectives: To explore the differential associations between within-domain cognitive impairment to depression severity six-months after stroke.
Methods: Participants (n = 385, Age M = 73.86 years [SD = 12.51], National Institutes of Health Stroke Severity M = 6.83 [SD = 6.01]) were recruited from an acute stroke ward. Participants completed a self-report mood measure (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HADS) and a stroke-specific cognitive assessment (Oxford Cognitive Screen; OCS). Separate multiple regressions predicting depression were conducted across 1) OCS domain-specific cognitive impairments of language, memory, attention, praxis, numeracy, and executive function, and 2) the novel subtask-specific impairments within each OCS domain. Anxiety severity and years of education attained were included as covariates.
Results: Within-domain impairments that were uniquely associated with depression severity were calculation (b(.57) = 1.44, 95% CI [0.31, 2.56], p = .012), episodic memory (b(.52) = 1.36, 95% CI [0.34, 2.37], p = .009), picture naming (b(.45) = 1.18, 95% CI [0.31, 2.06], p = .008), number writing (b(.46) = 2.54, 95% CI [0.26, 2.07], p = .012), and visuospatial attention (b(.35) = 1.24, 95% CI [0.54, 1.93], p = .001). Analysis in pooled multiply imputed data (N = 430) corroborated complete case analysis findings.
Conclusions: Specific within-domain cognitive impairments have differential relationships with post-stroke depressive symptomology. Accommodating for these impairments in post-stroke depression interventions may potentially enhance therapeutic outcomes.
期刊介绍:
Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation is the leading journal devoted to the study and dissemination of interdisciplinary, evidence-based, clinical information related to stroke rehabilitation. The journal’s scope covers physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, neurorehabilitation, neural engineering and therapeutics, neuropsychology and cognition, optimization of the rehabilitation system, robotics and biomechanics, pain management, nursing, physical therapy, cardiopulmonary fitness, mobility, occupational therapy, speech pathology and communication. There is a particular focus on stroke recovery, improving rehabilitation outcomes, quality of life, activities of daily living, motor control, family and care givers, and community issues.
The journal reviews and reports clinical practices, clinical trials, state-of-the-art concepts, and new developments in stroke research and patient care. Both primary research papers, reviews of existing literature, and invited editorials, are included. Sharply-focused, single-issue topics, and the latest in clinical research, provide in-depth knowledge.