Early psychological intervention in stroke patients independent in activities of daily living to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression of influence on long-term functional outcome.
- Conditions
- cerebrovascular accidentstroke10007963
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON39234
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 25
Consecutive patients who are admitted to the AMC hospital Amsterdam, from august 2012 tuntil december 2013 with a stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic, subarachnoid hemorrhage) or TIA, independent in activities of daily living at the moment of discharge of the hospital (modified Rankin Scale 0-1) and discharged home without multidisciplinary rehabilitation treatment are eligible for this study.
Age younger than 18 years old, difficulty comprehending the Dutch language, a history of anxiety disorder, major depression or psychiatric diseases.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Feasibility outcome measures:<br /><br>- Patient satisfaction<br /><br>- Response rates, the number of drop-outs and reasons.<br /><br>- Evaluation the characteristics of respondent versus non-participants. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Anxiety and depression as measured with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression<br /><br>scale (HADS)<br /><br>Perceived quality of life measured with the Shortform 36 (SF-36)<br /><br>Fatigue with the Fatigue severity scale (FSS)<br /><br><br /><br>Risk factors for anxiety and depression:<br /><br>Coping style Utrecht Coping List (UCL)<br /><br>Illness cognitions Illness Cognition questionnaire (ICQ)<br /><br>Posttraumatic stress Impact of Event Scale (IES)<br /><br>Social support Social support List (SSL)</p><br>