The effect of motivational interviewing on patients with early post-stroke depression: a quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Post-stroke depression (PSD) constitutes an important complication of stroke, affecting approximately one-third of stroke patients. PSD decreases rehabilitation motivation, delays function recovery, and increases the family and social burden of stroke patients. Motivational interviewing (MI) may be an effective and practical intervention strategy, but its effectiveness in improving PSD remains uncertain.

Methods

A parallel two-group quasi-experimental study was conducted. Patients with early PSD were recruited from the neurology department of a hospital in southeast China and were allocated to the control group and intervention group by wards. Patients in the intervention group received one session of face-to-face motivational interviewing and three sessions of te

SUBMITTER: Fu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11917151 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature