Symptoms of Poststroke Depression among Stroke Survivors: An Appraisal of Psychiatry Needs and Care during Physiotherapy Rehabilitation

Table 1

Distribution of depression among stroke patients ().

BDI scale	Mood	Number of patients	Percentage (%)	-value	Hospital record of assessment/treatment of PSD
1–10	Normal	15	30.0	−2.828	Nil
11–16	Mild mood disturbance	14	28.0	−5.259	Nil
17–20	Borderline clinical depression	11	22.0	−3.959	Nil
21–30	Moderate depression	10	20.0	−4.243	Nil
>30	Severe depression	0	0.0	—	Nil
Total		50	100

BDI = Beck’s Depression Inventory; PSD = Poststroke depression; = 1.96 at .