@article{ref1,
title="The correlation between depression, balance, and physical functioning post stroke",
journal="Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases",
year="2015",
author="Alghwiri, Alia A.",
volume="25",
number="2",
pages="475-479",
abstract="BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Depression, imbalance, and physical disability are among the serious stroke sequels. The objective of this study was to examine the correlation between depression, balance, and self-reported physical performance in patients post stroke. <br><br>METHODS: The Arabic versions of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Dynamic Gait Index (A-DGI), and physical Stroke Impact Scale-16 version 3 were administered to a convenience sample of patients post stroke. The correlation between the mentioned measures was calculated using the Pearson coefficient. Additionally, the Kruskal-Wallis test was used to find out if the distribution of measurement scores differs among BDI levels of depression intensity or among Orpington Prognostic Scale (OPS) levels of stroke severity. <br><br>RESULTS: Sixty-one patients with stroke (mean age [standard deviation] = 64 [12] years, 39 male) were recruited. Significant moderate correlations were found between BDI and A-DGI, BDI and Stroke Impact Scale (SIS), and A-DGI and physical SIS. Additionally, the distribution of the A-DGI and the physical SIS scores showed significant differences among BDI levels of depression intensity. Moreover, the distribution of the BDI, A-DGI, and physical SIS scores showed significant differences among OPS levels of stroke severity. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Depressive symptoms were found frequent among people post stroke and were associated with balance and self-reported physical performance.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1052-3057",
doi="10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.10.022",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.10.022"
}