Association between depression and quality of life in stroke patients: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) IV-VII (2008-2018).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stroke and depression are common diseases that affect quality of life (QoL). Although some recent studies have investigated the association between the two diseases, studies that examined the association between stroke, depression, and QoL are rare, with large-scale national-level studies lacking. We aimed to investigate the association between depression and QoL in stroke patients.

Methods

Data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) IV-VII conducted in 2008-2018 were used, and 45,741 adults who were aged >40 years and had no missing data for stroke and depression were included in the analysis. The participants were first grouped by prevalence of stroke, and further divided by prevalence of depression.

Results

The overall

SUBMITTER: Kang SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9197050 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature