POST-STROKE DEPRESSION (MODERN LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND OWN RESEARCH)

Abstract

The high incidence and increase in disability among the population after a stroke is a topical problem worldwide in the second decade of the 21st century. Brain strokes, their complications (dementias, depression), place a heavy burden on the society of the country, the families of patients. Objective: To investigate the impact of psychogenic factors on the epidemiology of stroke in Brоvаry district of Kyiv region for the last 10 years, to compile statistics and to compare them with world and regional data of Kyiv region and Ukraine. Methods. The resources of PubMed (1990-2016) and UpToDate (2016) were used to write the review article. To address these issues and to improve the quality of care provided to patients in the Kyiv region, Brovary and Brovary district, an epidemiological study of stroke patients and its risk factors has been continued. We screened 771 patients with stroke in the angioneurology department of the Brоvаry Multidisciplinary Clinical Hospital of the Kyiv region for psycho-emotional depressive disorders in the acute and late recovery period of ischemic stroke using NIHSS scales, Bartel index, modified Rankin scale, RASS scale. Statistical analysis of the obtained data was performed using the Spearman correlation coefficient, multiple regression analysis, descriptive statistics methods. Results. The risk factors for depression in the early recovery period after ischemic stroke and the association of post-stroke depression (PSD) with the risk of recurrence have been identified. 771 stroke patients (13%) had anxiety-depressive syndrome: 436 (56%) man, 335 (44%) women. PSD has been found to be more pronounced in old people, female, single patients. The development of PSD is influenced by many factors, including severity of stroke, disease course, significant functional impairment and degree of disability, reduced cognitive, language functions, and dependence on outsiders. The more pronounced severity of PSD is related to the degree of functional dependence and language-cognitive status. Conclusions. The presence of PSD results in worst prognosis of stroke of functional and cognetiv renewal of patients, increases their dependence on an extraneous help, considerably worsens quality of life. The origin of PSD has multifactorial genesis, mostly psychogenicsocial factor, influences on the degree of functional dependence of patients, especially aphasia. Influence on risk factors will give an opportunity to prevent development of PSD will promote it to effective rehabilitation and prevantion of repeated ischemic stroke. Keywords: ischemic stroke, psychogenic factors, post-stroke depression, principles of rehabilitation, treatment, prevention.