A pilot randomized controlled trial of self-help relaxation to reduce post-stroke depression

Golding, K; Fife-Schaw, C; Kneebone, I

A pilot randomized controlled trial of self-help relaxation to reduce post-stroke depression

Golding, K Fife-Schaw, C Kneebone, I

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Citation:: Clinical Rehabilitation, 2018, 32 (6), pp. 747 - 751
Issue Date:: 2018-06-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Golding, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Fife-Schaw, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kneebone, I https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3324-7264	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-06-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Clinical Rehabilitation, 2018, 32 (6), pp. 747 - 751	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0269-2155	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/123138
dc.description.abstract	© 2017, © The Author(s) 2017. Objective: To consider the potential of self-help relaxation training to treat depression after stroke. Design: Randomized controlled trial with cross-over at three months. Setting: Community. Participants: In total, 21 people with stroke, aged 49–82 years. Intervention: Autogenic relaxation CD. Main measure: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale–Depression (HADS-D) subscale. Results: No difference in depression change scores was identified between the treatment and control groups; however, on two follow-ups, significant positive differences relative to screening were found for the treatment group (at 2 months Z = −2.55, P =.011 and 12 months Z = −2.44, P =.015). A partial η2 =.07 was identified. Conclusion: Self-help relaxation holds promise as a self-help treatment for depression after stroke. Findings from this trial, considered with others of relaxation for depression, suggest that a study including a total of 80 participants would likely be sufficient to establish efficacy of the treatment, relative to controls, in those with stroke.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Clinical Rehabilitation	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/0269215517741947	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Rehabilitation	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Self Care	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Pilot Projects	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Over Studies	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Depression	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Aged, 80 and over	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Stroke	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Relaxation Therapy	en_US
dc.title	A pilot randomized controlled trial of self-help relaxation to reduce post-stroke depression	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	32	en_US
utslib.for	1103 Clinical Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	11 Medical and Health Sciences	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Graduate School of Health
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	6	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	32	en_US

Abstract:

© 2017, © The Author(s) 2017. Objective: To consider the potential of self-help relaxation training to treat depression after stroke. Design: Randomized controlled trial with cross-over at three months. Setting: Community. Participants: In total, 21 people with stroke, aged 49–82 years. Intervention: Autogenic relaxation CD. Main measure: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale–Depression (HADS-D) subscale. Results: No difference in depression change scores was identified between the treatment and control groups; however, on two follow-ups, significant positive differences relative to screening were found for the treatment group (at 2 months Z = −2.55, P =.011 and 12 months Z = −2.44, P =.015). A partial η2 =.07 was identified. Conclusion: Self-help relaxation holds promise as a self-help treatment for depression after stroke. Findings from this trial, considered with others of relaxation for depression, suggest that a study including a total of 80 participants would likely be sufficient to establish efficacy of the treatment, relative to controls, in those with stroke.

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