Preventing Chronic Depression and PTSD in Stroke Patients Admitted to the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Their Family Caregivers
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Depression, Neurology |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Neurology, Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 8/19/2018 |
| Start Date: | July 2016 |
| End Date: | August 2018 |
Preventing Chronic Depression and PTSD in Patients With Stroke Admitted to the Neuroscience ICU and Their Family Caregivers
The current study has the following objectives:
1. To determine additional stroke patient (SP) and stroke caregiver (SC) factors including
their perceptions of the stroke experience, hospitalization, and how they cope with its
challenges; identify additional appropriate points to intervene (maladaptive coping
styles, unrealistic expectations, inappropriate prioritization, misinformation about
illness, and self care), and assess SP and SC preferences for the structure, mode of
delivery (including potential for phone, video or a combination of these) and timing of
an intervention.
2. To develop, [using the preliminary data and information from aim 1], and test the
feasibility and acceptability (primary outcomes) of a skills-based intervention for
preventing chronic depression, anxiety, PTSD and decreased QoL in dyads at risk.
1. To determine additional stroke patient (SP) and stroke caregiver (SC) factors including
their perceptions of the stroke experience, hospitalization, and how they cope with its
challenges; identify additional appropriate points to intervene (maladaptive coping
styles, unrealistic expectations, inappropriate prioritization, misinformation about
illness, and self care), and assess SP and SC preferences for the structure, mode of
delivery (including potential for phone, video or a combination of these) and timing of
an intervention.
2. To develop, [using the preliminary data and information from aim 1], and test the
feasibility and acceptability (primary outcomes) of a skills-based intervention for
preventing chronic depression, anxiety, PTSD and decreased QoL in dyads at risk.
Eligible dyads (stroke patients and stroke caregivers) must meet the following inclusion
criteria:
- Age 18 or older
- English fluency and literacy
- Hospitalized with an acute stroke (hemorrhagic and ischemic) within the past 2 weeks
(patient) OR primary stroke caregiver of a stroke patient currently admitted with an
acute stroke
- Stroke patient or stroke caregiver screens in for depression and/or PTSD
One or more of the following exclusion criteria will render a stroke patient (only)
ineligible:
- Stroke patients who cannot participate due to the severity of stroke, cognitive
impairment and/or aphasia, and are anticipated to not be able to participate due to
permanent impairment as judged by the medical team.
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