Related factors of depression after stroke and nursing progress.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 21 Related factors of depression after stroke and nursing progress [Abstract] With the rising incidence of stroke, the incidence of depression after stroke have increased, and stroke severity of depressive symptoms and prognosis of stroke, it will hinder the effective rehabilitation of patients affected quality of life; increase in medical costs to society, families and individuals a tremendous burden. In this paper, factors related to post-stroke depression and nursing care were reviewed in order to provide a reference for clinical nursing practice. [Keywords:] post-stroke depression; related factors; nursing progress In recent years, with the rising incidence of stroke, post-stroke depression (post-stroke depression, PSD) increased the incidence, PSD can not only increase the risk of stroke complications, and delays in stroke patients functional recovery and reduce the quality of life, increased medical expenses, to families, and individuals a tremendous burden, and increase mortality [1,2]. According to statistics, there is no depression in stroke patients than in patients with stroke depression 3 to 4 times higher mortality rate [3]. Therefore, understanding the factors related to depression after stroke for patients with symptoms of depression after stroke, provide timely and effective nursing care, rehabilitation for stroke is very important and critical. 1 PSD definition and incidence 1.1 The PSD is defined in a stroke include a variety of psychiatric symptoms (affective disorder, mental retardation, decreased activities of daily living, sleep disorders, worthlessness, guilt or even suicide and suicidal thoughts, etc.) and somatic symptoms (appears hemiplegia, aphasia, limb dysfunction, etc.) of the complex emotions and mental disorders, cerebrovascular disease is an important complication of common [4]. In order to facilitate the diagnosis of PDS, the clinical diagnosis of depression with the Zung preparation self-rat