Gender, Health Ambiguity, and Depression Among Survivors of First Stroke: A Pilot Study

Gender, Health Ambiguity, and Depression Among Survivors of First Stroke: A Pilot Study

Abstract Objective To investigate the association between health ambiguity and depressive symptoms among stroke survivors and whether survivor gender moderates this association. Design Cross-sectional survey study. Setting General community. Participants Survivors of first stroke (N = 36) recruited...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2013, Vol.94 (1), p.193-195
Hauptverfasser: McCarthy, Michael J., PhD, Lyons, Karen S., PhD, Powers, Laurie E., PhD, Bauer, Elizabeth A., BS
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression
Depression - psychology
Female
Humans
Interview, Psychological
Least-Squares Analysis
Male
Middle Aged
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Pilot Projects
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Rehabilitation
Sex Factors
Stroke
Stroke - psychology
Survivors - psychology
Uncertainty
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Objective To investigate the association between health ambiguity and depressive symptoms among stroke survivors and whether survivor gender moderates this association. Design Cross-sectional survey study. Setting General community. Participants Survivors of first stroke (N = 36) recruited through provider referral, support groups, and print and Web-based sources. Interventions Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures Depressive symptoms as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Results Health ambiguity (β=.984, P
ISSN:0003-9993
1532-821X
DOI:10.1016/j.apmr.2012.07.019