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ArticleJournal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association2020

The Prevalence and Predictors of Post-Stroke Depression and Anxiety During COVID-19 Pandemic.

Zakaria M Ahmed, Mohamed F Khalil, Ahmed M Kohail, Islam F Eldesouky, Ahmed Elkady, Ashfaq Shuaib

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Article in Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Zakaria M AhmedNeurology Department, Saudi German Hospital, Madinah, Saudi Arabia; Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed F KhalilNeurology Department, Saudi German Hospital, Madinah, Saudi Arabia; Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ahmed M KohailNeurology Department, Saudi German Hospital, Madinah, Saudi Arabia; Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Islam F EldesoukyNeurology Department, Saudi German Hospital, Madinah, Saudi Arabia; Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Ahmed ElkadyNeurology Department, Saudi German Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: ahkady86@gmail.com.
Ashfaq ShuaibDivision of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Al-Azhar University · EGAin Shams University · EGKing Fahad Hospital Jeddah · SATanta University · EGUniversity of Alberta · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionStroke is associated with a rise in post-stroke depression (PSD) and anxiety (PSA). In this study, we evaluated the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the rates of PSD and PSA.

methodsAll stroke admissions to two hospitals in Saudi Arabia during two months were prospectively evaluated for PSD and PSA. NIHSS and serum TSH assessed on admission. PSD and PSA were evaluated using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Post-stroke disability was assessed by mRS, while social support assessed by Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS).

resultsAmong 50 participants (28 males), clinically significant PSD was found in 36%, while PSA in 32%. PSD associated with higher NIHSS (P < 0.001); lower MSPSS (P = 0.003); higher mRS (P = 0.001); and discontinuation of rehabilitation (P = 0.02). PSA was associated with higher TSH (P = 0.01); lower MSPSS (P = 0.03); while discontinuation of rehabilitation was related to less PSA (P = 0.034). Multivariate analysis showed that NIHSS (OR: 1.58, 95% CI: 742-3.37; P = 0.01); and MSPSS score (OR: 0.66, 95% CI: 0.47-0.94; P = 0.002) were associated with PSD; while PSA was related to TSH level (OR: 8.32, 95% CI:1.42-47.23; P = 0.02), and discontinuation of rehabilitation (OR: -0.96, 95% CI: -1.90-0.02; P = 0.04).

conclusionsOur research shows that the rise in PSD is related to stroke severity and this has not changed significantly during the pandemic; however, PSA showed a noticeable peak. Social deprivation and the lacking levels of rehabilitation related significantly to both.

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AdultAgedAnxietyCOVID-19DepressionFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSaudi ArabiaSeverity of Illness IndexAnxietyCOVID-19DepressionIschemic strokeSocial support

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PMCPMC7834239
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