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Influence of Medication on Fatigue Six Months after Stroke
Joint Authors
Régis, Bordet
Ponchel, Amélie
Bombois, Stéphanie
Hénon, Hilde
Labreuche, Julien
Delmaire, Christine
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-06-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Poststroke fatigue (PSF) is frequent and affects patients’ quality of life.
Medication use was hypothesized as being responsible for PSF.
Our objective was to evaluate potential relationships between 6-month PSF and medication use at discharge and 6 months after an ischemic stroke.
This study is part of STROKDEM, an ongoing longitudinal cohort study, whose main aim is to determine predictors of poststroke dementia.
Patients were included within 72 hours after an ischemic stroke and followed up with standardized evaluations.
Medication use 7 days and 6 months after stroke was rated, and polypharmacy was defined as the number of categories of treatments received by a patient.
PSF was evaluated using the Chalder Fatigue Scale.
Medical history, vascular risk factors, depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbances were evaluated.
One hundred and fifty-three patients were included: 52.9% presented PSF.
PSF at 6 months was not predicted by medication use at discharge nor associated with medication use at month 6.
We found severity of PSF to be increased in patients with polypharmacy.
Our results suggest that PSF is not a side effect of drugs use, which more reflects presence of disturbances frequently observed after stroke such as depression, anxiety, or sleep disturbances.
Clinical study is registered on clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01330160).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ponchel, Amélie& Labreuche, Julien& Bombois, Stéphanie& Delmaire, Christine& Régis, Bordet& Hénon, Hilde. 2016. Influence of Medication on Fatigue Six Months after Stroke. Stroke Research and Treatment،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ponchel, Amélie…[et al.]. Influence of Medication on Fatigue Six Months after Stroke. Stroke Research and Treatment No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ponchel, Amélie& Labreuche, Julien& Bombois, Stéphanie& Delmaire, Christine& Régis, Bordet& Hénon, Hilde. Influence of Medication on Fatigue Six Months after Stroke. Stroke Research and Treatment. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1118482
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1118482