ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2017
Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation of stroke patients on depression and quality of life.
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- Efficacy of non-invasive brain stimulation for post-stroke depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Transcranial Electrical Stimulation in Treatment of Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
- Novel therapies for post-stroke cognitive impairment: a systematic review.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Progression in Post-Stroke Depression Treatment: A Systematic Review.Alpha psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of post-stroke depression: A systematic review.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Home-based transcranial direct current stimulation plus tracking training therapy in people with stroke: an open-label feasibility study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2018Trial
- Exploring the Potential of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Relieving Central Post-Stroke Pain: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Machine learning predicts clinically significant health related quality of life improvement after sensorimotor rehabilitation interventions in chronic stroke.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on brain cytokine levels in rats.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
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Abstract
[Purpose] The aim of this study was to assess the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on depression and quality of life (QOL) in patients with stroke, by conducting conventional occupational therapy with and without tDCS on 20 patients each. [Subjects and Methods] The experimental group (N=20) received both tDCS and conventional occupational therapy, while the control group (N=20) received false tDCS and conventional occupational therapy. The treatment was conducted 20 times over a four-week period; each session was 30 minutes long. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was administered to score the depression levels in patients before and after the intervention, while the stroke-specific quality of life (SS-QOL) was measured to compare the QOL. [Result] Following the intervention, the patients in the experimental group showed a significant decrease in depression and an increase in the QOL. In contrast, the control group showed no significant changes in depression or QOL. Our findings indicate that tDCS decreased depression while increasing QOL in patients with stroke. [Conclusion] In other words, our study confirmed that the application of tDCS during stroke rehabilitation improves the depression symptoms and QOL in patients.
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