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| Title |
Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation of stroke patients on depression and quality of life
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| Published in |
Journal of Physical Therapy Science, March 2017
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| DOI | 10.1589/jpts.29.505 |
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| Authors |
Tae-Gyu An, Soo-Han Kim, Ko-Un Kim |
| Abstract |
[Purpose] The aim of this study was to assess the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on depression and quality of life (QOL) in patients with stroke, by conducting conventional occupational therapy with and without tDCS on 20 patients each. [Subjects and Methods] The experimental group (N=20) received both tDCS and conventional occupational therapy, while the control group (N=20) received false tDCS and conventional occupational therapy. The treatment was conducted 20 times over a four-week period; each session was 30 minutes long. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was administered to score the depression levels in patients before and after the intervention, while the stroke-specific quality of life (SS-QOL) was measured to compare the QOL. [Result] Following the intervention, the patients in the experimental group showed a significant decrease in depression and an increase in the QOL. In contrast, the control group showed no significant changes in depression or QOL. Our findings indicate that tDCS decreased depression while increasing QOL in patients with stroke. [Conclusion] In other words, our study confirmed that the application of tDCS during stroke rehabilitation improves the depression symptoms and QOL in patients. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Italy | 1 | 25% |
| Spain | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Scientists | 3 | 75% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 25% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 53 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 9 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 8% |
| Researcher | 4 | 8% |
| Other | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Unknown | 21 | 40% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Neuroscience | 8 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 9% |
| Psychology | 5 | 9% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Unknown | 21 | 40% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 May 2018.
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