The assessment of depression in aphasic stroke patients: the development of the Stroke Aphasic Depression Questionnaire.
OBJECTIVE
The Stroke Aphasic Depression Questionnaire (SADQ) was developed to detect depressed mood in aphasic patients in the community.


METHODS
Correlation analysis between new questionnaire and established measures.


METHODS
Patients at home.


METHODS
Seventy stroke patients who had been discharged from hospital were assessed on the SADQ, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Wakefield Depression Inventory. The SADQ was also administered to 17 aphasic patients on two occasions at a four-week interval.


RESULTS
Results indicated that scores on the SADQ were significantly related to other measures of depression (r(s) = 0.22-0.52, p <0.05). A shortened 10-item version showed higher validity (r(s) = 0.32-0.67, p <0.01). Test-retest analysis indicated the SADQ is reliable over a four-week interval (r(s) = 0.72, p <0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
The SADQ may be used for assessing depressed mood in aphasic patients in the community though further validation is required.
Sutcliffe
L M
LM
Stroke Research Unit, Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust, UK.
Lincoln
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D000368:Aged; D001037:Aphasia / Q000523:psychology*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D015203:Reproducibility of Results