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İnme sonrası apatinin yaygınlığı ve klinik bağıntıları: hastane temelli kesitsel bir çalışma (Prevalence and clinical correlates of post-stroke apathy: a hospital-based cross-sectional study)

PREVALENCE AND CLINICAL CORRELATES OF POST STROKE APATHY - A HOSPITAL BASED CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Post-stroke apathy was identified in approximately one-quarter of stroke survivors and, independently of low mood, was associated with poorer functioning, higher levels of depressive symptoms, and a greater number of previous stroke lesions.

The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of post-stroke apathy (PSA) and identify associated clinical and demographic factors. In a hospital-based cross-sectional design, 152 patients aged 18–65 years who had experienced a stroke at least 3 months earlier were screened and assessed; cognitive impairment, a history of psychiatric illness, and current substance dependence or psychiatric disorders other than depression were exclusion criteria. Assessments included the Apathy Evaluation Scale, the Post-Stroke Depression Rating Scale (PSDRS), Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination III, and the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF), alongside CT/MRI imaging; analyses used t-tests, chi-square tests, and logistic regression. Post-stroke apathy was identified in 26.3% of patients (40 of 152); the mean time to the development of apathy was 67.3 months (95% confidence interval, 53.4–81.2 months). Patients with apathy had lower GAF scores (70.5 versus 83.8), higher PSDRS scores (20.0 versus 13.0), and a greater number of previous stroke lesions (0.55 versus 0.25); all three comparisons were significant (p < 0.001). Logistic regression identified the number of previous lesions (odds ratio [OR], 3.17; 95% confidence interval, 1.32–7.63) and a history of substance dependence (OR, 0.22; 95% confidence interval, 0.07–0.68) as independent predictors. The authors conclude that apathy is not merely low mood but a clinically significant post-stroke syndrome associated with poorer functioning and higher levels of depressive symptoms; they emphasize that early recognition may improve functional assessment and rehabilitation.

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