Relationship between physical activity and depressive symptoms in stroke survivors: a cross-sectional study of 1,140 individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the relationship between physical activity and depressive symptoms in stroke survivors.

Design

A cross-sectional study utilizing National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2018 data, employing propensity score matching to control for confounders.

Patients

1,140 stroke survivors from NHANES, assessing depressive symptoms through the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) conducted via family interview or a mobile examination centre examination.

Methods

PA was surveyed concurrently with the PHQ-9, categorized into vigorous, moderate, and moderate-to-vigorous intensities. Propensity score matching was used to match participants based on their activity levels, and the relationship between physical activity and depressiv

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11744704 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature