Poststroke anxiety is prevalent at the population level, especially among socially deprived and younger age community stroke survivors

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Broomfield, Niall M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2599-3435, Scoular, Anne, Welsh, Peter, Walters, Matthew and Evans, Jonathan J (2015) Poststroke anxiety is prevalent at the population level, especially among socially deprived and younger age community stroke survivors. International Journal of Stroke, 10 (6). pp. 897-902. ISSN 1747-4930

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Most studies of poststroke anxiety prevalence are hospital based, so knowledge of anxiety in community stroke survivors is limited. Few studies address the association between poststroke anxiety and patient age. No study has explored the relationship between poststroke anxiety prevalence and social deprivation. AIMS: This study aims to describe population level prevalence data of poststroke anxiety and to explore association of poststroke anxiety prevalence with patient age, gender, and social deprivation. METHODS: Observational study of 3831 community stroke survivors attending general practice reviews from April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010 in Greater Glasgow, United Kingdom. Univariate and multivariate analyses investigated the association between poststroke anxiety prevalence (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale: anxiety sub-scale [HADS-A]), age, gender, and deprivation variables. RESULTS: Six hundred eighteen (16·1%) of 3831 community-dwelling stroke survivors had definite abnormal mood on HADS-A (≥11), with 952 (31·5%) scoring ≥8. Sixty-five (35·5%) of stroke survivors aged under 50 years had definite abnormal mood on HADS-A compared with 59 (7·2%) of over 80 year olds. Three hundred forty (19·8%) of women had definite abnormal mood on HADS-A compared with 278 (13·1%) of men. Three hundred seventy-two (22·6%) of most deprived stroke survivors had definite abnormal mood on HADS-A compared with 49 (7·6%) of least deprived. Age, gender, and social deprivation all contributed significantly to HADS-A score variance. CONCLUSION: Using a conservative HADS-A cutoff, a high prevalence of definite abnormal anxiety in community stroke survivors is observed. This prevalence increases markedly in younger and more socially deprived stroke survivors.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2013 The Authors. International Journal of Stroke © 2013 World Stroke Organization.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	adolescent,adult,age factors,aged,aged, 80 and over,complications,cohort studies,cross-sectional studies,female,humans,logistic models,male,middle aged,prevalence,epidemiology,sex factors,socioeconomic factors,complications,survivors,young adult
Related URLs:	http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/100279/
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	18 Jun 2019 07:30
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2022 04:50
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/71422
DOI:	10.1111/ijs.12109

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