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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2021 Feb;190(1):345-355.
doi: 10.1007/s11845-020-02273-9. Epub 2020 Jun 23.

Reminiscence therapy-based care program relieves post-stroke cognitive impairment, anxiety, and depression in acute ischemic stroke patients: a randomized, controlled study

Chunmei Cheng  1 , Wenjun Fan  1 , Chunhua Liu  1 , Yin Liu  2 , Xin Liu  3
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Reminiscence therapy-based care program relieves post-stroke cognitive impairment, anxiety, and depression in acute ischemic stroke patients: a randomized, controlled study

Chunmei Cheng et al. Ir J Med Sci. 2021 Feb.

Abstract

Background: Cognitive and mental impairments are common health problems in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients. In this study, we aimed to assess the benefit of a reminiscence therapy-based care (RTBC) program on cognitive impairment restoration, anxiety, and depression reduction in AIS patients.

Methods: Totally 130 AIS patients were recruited in this randomized, controlled study and randomly assigned to the RTBC group or control group in 1:1 ratio for 12-month intervention. Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale for anxiety/depression (HADS-A/HADS-D), and Zung self-rating anxiety/depression scale (SAS/SDS) were assessed at month 0 (M0), M3, M6, M9, and M12. Meanwhile, patients' satisfaction was also evaluated at M3, M6, M9, and M12.

Results: RTBC increased MMSE score and MoCA score and reduced cognitive impairment patients' percentage assessed by MoCA score at M12 compared with control. RTBC reduced HADS-A score at M12, but not anxiety patients' percentage or severity by HADS-A at M12; besides, RTBC significantly lowered the SAS score at M9 and M12, and anxiety patients' percentage and severity by SAS at M12 compared with control. RTBC reduced HADS-D score at M9 and M12 (while statistically non-significant), but not depression patients' percentage or severity by HADS-D at M12; it decreased SDS score at M9 and M12, but not depression patients' percentage or severity by SDS at M12 compared with control. Additionally, RTBC obsessed higher patients' satisfaction at M3, M6, and M12 compared with control.

Conclusion: RTBC could help reduce cognitive impairment, anxiety, and depression in post-stroke management for AIS patients.

Keywords: Acute ischemic stroke; Anxiety; Cognitive impairment; Depression; Reminiscence therapy.

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