Persistent depression is a predictor of quality of life in stroke survivors: results from a 5-year follow-up study of a Chinese cohort.

CONCLUSIONS: Persistent depression at the 1-year follow-up could predicted poor MCS scores at the 5-year follow-up. The development of interventional strategies targeting post-stroke patients with persistent depression is warranted.
PMID: 31436596 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Chinese Medical Journal - August 19, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Li LJ, Yao XM, Guan BY, Chen Q, Zhang N, Wang CX Tags: Chin Med J (Engl) Source Type: research