老年脑卒中患者抑郁情绪的初步调查

Depression in Elderly Patients with Stroke

目的探讨脑卒中患者抑郁症的发病情况。方法对63例脑卒中患者采用CCMD-Ⅱ-RS标准和HAMD评分法进行不定。结果抑郁发生率为42.86%,其中轻中度抑郁不70.37%,重度抑郁为29.63%;反复发生脑卒中者高于首次发生者(P<0.05)。结论脑卒中患者发生抑郁的比例较高,应引起相关人员的关注,以提高脑卒中患者的生活质量。

Objective To investigate depression status in elderly patients with stroke. Methods Hamilton Depression Scale （HAMD） was used to assess 63 hospitalized elderly patients with stroke and 30 healthy persons. The total and factor scores of the HAMD were compared between groups, as well as between first occurrence and reoccurrence of stoke. Results HAMD total score and factor scores were significantly higher in elderly stroke patients than in healthy controls（ P〈 0.01 ）, as well as higher in the reoccurrence than in the first occurrence of stroke（ P 〈 0.05 ）. Conclusion Most elderly stroke patients experience significant depression , which might play an important role in reoccurrence of stroke.