To engage or not engage: Early incentive motivation prevents symptoms of chronic post-stroke depression - A longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although post-stroke depression (PSD) is known to disrupt motor rehabilitation after stroke, PSD is often undertreated and its relationship with motor impairment remains poorly understood.

Methods

In a longitudinal study design we investigated, which factors at the early post-acute stage may increase the risk for PSD symptoms. We were especially interested in whether interindividual differences in the motivational drive to engage in physically demanding tasks indicate PSD development in patients suffering from motor impairments. Accordingly, we used a monetary incentive grip force task where participants were asked to hold their grip force for high and low rewards at stake to maximize their monetary outcome. Individual grip force was normalized according to the ma

SUBMITTER: Koob JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10009723 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature