Six out of every 10 stroke survivors wind up struggling with depression later in their lives, a new study says.
survivors but our research shows it persists for much longer than previously thought,” researcher Yanzhong Wang, a professor of statistics in population health at King's College London, said in a news release.by interfering with a person's ability to feel positive emotions, according to the American Strokeurvivors whose data appears in a South London stroke registry.
“Quality of life is important for stroke survivors as there is evidence depressed survivors have a reduced survival rate,” researcher Lu Liu, a doctoral candidate at King's College London, said in a news release. “There are many reasons why this could be, including disruptions to the survivor's social life, reduced physical ability and inflammatory disorders observed in depressed patients,” Liu added.
Doctors need to pay particular attention to stroke survivors who have depression that lasts longer than one year, “because of the high risks of experiencing persistent depression,” Liu said.SOURCE: King's College London, news release, March 25, 2024
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