Psychological Distress, Social Support and Medication Adherence in Patients with Ischemic Stroke in the Mainland of China

• Published in: Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 405 - 410
• Main Author: 张洪 钱海舟 孟曙庆 舒敏 高永哲 徐艳 张胜名 红梅 熊荣红
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wuhan Huazhong University of Science and Technology 01.06.2015; Department of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China; Teaching and Research Section of Neuropsychiatry, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China%Department of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Asian Continental Ancestry Group - psychology; China; Female; Humans; Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery - drug therapy; Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery - psychology; Male; Medication Adherence - statistics & numerical data; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Social Support; Stress, Psychological - etiology; Stress, Psychological - psychology; Surveys and Questionnaires; 中国大陆; 依从性; 心理压力; 患者; 服药; 社会因素; 缺血; 脑卒中; China; social support; medication adherence; stroke; psychological distress
• ISSN: 1672-0733; 1993-1352; 1993-1352
• DOI: 10.1007/s11596-015-1445-y

Stroke research and rehabilitation have traditionally focused on the physical and functional impact of a stroke. Less attention has been given to the psychosocial factors associated with this chronic condition. By the few studies that have specifically focused on psychosocial factors in the context...