title: Age, subjective stress, and depression after ischemic stroke.
abstract: The incidence of stroke among younger adults in the United States is increasing. Few studies have investigated the prevalence of depressive symptoms after stroke among different age groups or the extent to which subjective stress at the time of stroke interacts with age to contribute to post-stroke depression. The present study examined whether there exists an age gradient in survivors' level of depressive symptoms and explored the extent to which financial, family, and health-related stress may also impact on depression. Bivariate analyses (N = 322) indicated significant differences in depression and stress by age group, as well as differences in age and stress by 3-month depression status. Linear regression analyses indicated that survivors between the ages of 25-54 and 55-64 years old had, on average, significantly higher depressive symptom scores. Those with financial, family, and health-related stress at the time of stroke, irrespective of age, also had significantly higher scores.
authors.affiliation: College of Allied Health Sciences, School of Social Work, University of Cincinnati, PO Box 210108, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, USA. mccarml@ucmail.uc.edu.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.affiliation: Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Heidi J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Sucharew
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alwell
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Charles J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Moomaw
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Flaherty
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Pooja
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Khatri
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferioli
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Opeolu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Adeoye
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Dawn O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Kleindorfer
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Brett M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Kissela
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology
keywords: Age; Depression; Stress; Stroke