Depressive Symptoms Moderate the Association Between Functional Level at Admission to Intensive Post-Stroke Rehabilitation and Effectiveness of the Intervention.

Salvatore MazzeoSilvia PancaniAlessandro SoderoChiara CastagnoliAngela Maria PolitiMonica BarnabèFrancesca CiulliniMarco BacciniAntonello GrippoBahia HakikiClaudio MacchiFrancesca Cecchi

Published in: Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology (2023)

Our results suggest that depression moderates between the functional status at admission and the functional recovery after post-stroke rehabilitation. This approach facilitates the identification of subgroups of individuals who may respond differently to stroke rehabilitation based on depression.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
randomized controlled trial
emergency department
sleep quality
social support
atrial fibrillation
high intensity
blood brain barrier
brain injury