Journal article
Persistent depression is a predictor of quality of life in stroke survivors: results from a 5-year follow-up study of a Chinese cohort
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Whether the time course of post-stroke depression (PSD) can be used to predict the quality of life (QoL) of patients with late-stage stroke remains unclear, this study investigated whether persistent depression at 1 year after stroke predicts QoL at 5 years following stroke.
METHODS: We analyzed the demographic and clinical data of patients with stroke in 56 hospitals across China that participated in the Prospective Cohort Study on …
Authors
Li L-J; Yao X-M; Guan B-Y; Chen Q; Zhang N; Wang C-X
Journal
Chinese Medical Journal, Vol. 132, No. 18, pp. 2206–2212
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
September 20, 2019
DOI
10.1097/cm9.0000000000000400
ISSN
0366-6999