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Feasibility of a Nurse-led Intervention for the Early Management of Depression After Stroke in Hospital
In Brief
An observational study evaluating Post-Stroke Depression toolkit for Depression and Stroke. Completed, enrolled 120 participants.
Detailed Summary
Rationale: Depression is a frequent complication after a stroke. In stroke guidelines several recommendations focus on early screening, and treatment off depression after stroke. Introducing clinical practice guidelines into routine daily practice however, is a difficult process. In order to make the recommendations applicable to clinical practice a toolkit was developed (the Post Stroke Depression-toolkit), which provides assessment tools for the early detection of depression after stroke, and a set of interventions in case of a positive screening for (risk on) depressive symptoms. Objective: to investigate the feasibility of the Post Stroke Depression-toolkit in daily practice. Study design: An explanatory mixed-methods, before-and-after study design. Study population: Nurses working on the neurological wards of one university hospital and two general hospitals in the Netherlands were included in the study. Additionally, data were obtained from patient charts.
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Interventions
The Post-Stroke Depression toolkit consists of three components: (1) two screening instruments, (2) seven evidence-based nursing interventions, and (3) an instruction manual.