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Stroke is an important neurological problem and a leading cause of death in clinical practice. Among survivors, over half have significant disabilities; and/ or psychiatric complications most especially Post-stroke depression (PSD). The study aimed to establish prevalence and risk factors for post stroke depression.A prospective study carried out among selected stroke survivors in Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). Subjects included those who satisfied the WHO definition of stroke. The necessary socio-demographic data was obtained from each subject; the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) and Modified Motor Assessment Scale (MMAS) were administered. Risk factors of PSD studied were gender, laterality of stroke, post stroke functional impairment and post stroke duration before clinical presentation.A total of 51 stroke survivors were studied, made up of 31 (60.8%) males and 20 (39.2% ) females. The mean age was 52.5+/-5.9 years; and age range of 40-64 years. From assessment with the depression subscale of DASS-21, 38 (74.5% ) of the subjects were normal and the rest 13 (25.5% ) had depression. Risk factors found to be statistically significant for PSD in the study included: gender (X(2)=10.3 at p=0.001) and stroke laterality ( X (2)=6.1 at p = 0.013). However, there were no statistically significant differences for mean post-stroke duration before clinical presentation and PSD ( "t" =3.5 and p= 0.073) ; and post-stroke disability as shown by mean MMAS scores and PSD ( "t" =7.6 and p= 0.084).Depression was found to be an important complication among stroke survivors in our study. Important risk factors found for PSD included gender and laterality. The findings emphasized a need for appropriate health facilities and for stroke survivors to present early for treatment to attenuate stroke complications.

Authors & Co-authors:  Oladiji J O JO Akinbo S R SR Aina O F OF Aiyejusunle C B CB

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