Predictors of early post ischemic stroke apathy and depression: a cross-sectional study

BMC Psychiatry

Xiao-ping Pan²  Xiao-en Mo²  Rong Hu²  Xin-yuan Shang²  Ping Hua¹  Song-ran Yang² 

[1] Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China;Department of Neurology, Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, No. 1 Panfu Road, Guangzhou 510180, China

关键词: Executive dysfunction;    Depression;    Apathy;    Stroke;   

Others  :  1124029
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-244X-13-164

 received in 2012-12-27, accepted in 2013-06-03,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

Apathy and depression are important neuropsychiatric disorders that can occur after a stroke but the etiology and risk factors are not well understood. The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for apathy and depression following a stroke.

Methods

Patients with an acute stroke who met the inclusion criteria were recruited from our hospital, and general information was recorded from patient charts. The Apathy Evaluation Scale, Clinician Version (AES-C) was used to evaluate these patients within 2 weeks after the stroke. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), mini-mental state examination (MMSE), Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD), Mattis Dementia Rating Scale Initiation/Perseveration subset (MDRS I/P), Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) and Stroop Color-Word Association Test were employed to evaluate emotion, cognitive function and executive function. The patients were divided into two groups: the apathy group and the non-apathy group. We also divided the patients into two groups based on whether or not they had post-stroke depression. The clinical characteristics and scores on the MoCA, MMSE, HAMD and MDRS I/P were compared between the apathy and non-apathy groups as well as between patients with and without depression. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify risk factors for apathy and depression following a stroke.

Results

A total of 75 patients with acute stroke were recruited. Of these, 25 (33.3%) developed apathy and 12 (16%) developed depression. Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that a history of cerebrovascular disease (OR: 6.45, 95% CI: 1.48-28.05, P = 0.013), low HbA1c (OR: 0.31, 95% CI: 0.12-0.81, P = 0.017) and a low MDRS I/P score (OR: 0.84, 95% CI: 0.74, 0.96, P = 0.010) were risk factors for post-stroke apathy. Additionally, multivariate logistic regression indicated that a low MDRS I/P (OR: 0.85, 95% CI: 0.75, 0.97, P = 0.015) was associated with post-stroke depression.

Conclusions

Three risk factors for post-stroke apathy were identified as a history of cerebrovascular disease, low HbA1c and lower MDRS I/P scores. A low MDRS I/P score was also identified as a risk factor for post-stroke depression. These results may be useful to clinicians in recognizing and treating apathy and depression in patients after a stroke.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Yang et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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