Poststroke Depression in Hemorrhagic Stroke

Anxiety will be assessed using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety. The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale measures the severity of anxiety through looking at both psychic and somatic anxiety. Each item is scored on a scale of 0 to 4, with a total range of 0-56, where <17 indicates mild severity, 18-24 mild to moderate severity and 25-30 moderate to severe.

Fatigue will be assessed using the Fatigue Severity Scale. The Fatigue Severity Scale measures the severity of fatigue and its effect on a person's activities and lifestyle in patients exhibiting depression. The scale is designed to differentiate fatigue from clinical depression since they share similar symptoms. Scoring is done by calculating the average response to the question and people with depression typically score about 4.5 whereas those with fatigue average about 6.5.

A minimum score is 1, and a maximum score is 7

A score close to 4.5 is more likely to indicate depression. A score close to 6.5 is more likely to indicate fatigue.

Healthcare Utilization will be assessed using the Self-Report Health Service Utilization and Medication Use. The Self-Report Health Service Utilization and Medication Use scale measures the frequency and purpose of healthcare utilization to include hospitalization, mental health care, inpatient admissions, outpatient visits, emergency room visits, skilled nursing facility/rehabilitation center visits, and medication usage. Scoring is the number of utilization per category per period.

A minimum score is 0, and a maximum score is unlimited.

A higher number indicates that the patient has utilized more health services and medication during 1 1-year time frame.

Social Support will be assessed using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). The MSPSS is a scale to determine a patient's social support system from Family, Friends, and significant other. The scale is comprised of a total of 12 items with 4 items for each subscale. The following subscale can also be calculated but not utilized in the report: Significant other average responses from questions 1,2,5,10; Family average responses from questions 3,4,8,11; friends average responses from questions 6,7,9,12.

The total scale score is calculated by adding all 12 questions, then dividing by 12.

A minimum score is 1, and a maximum score is 7.

Total Scale Score of:

1-2.9: low support 3-5: moderate support 5.1-7: high support

(PROMIS-Sleep Disturbance). PROMIS is a sleep disturbance scale used to assess the pure domain of sleep disturbance. The short form is scored based on using a data collection tool that automatically calculates scores and will be using responses to each item for each participant. Scoring: The total raw score for a measure will be converted according to the PROMIS Score. The conversion table will translate the total raw score into a T-score for each participant. The T-score rescales the raw into a standardized score with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10. Therefore, a person with a T-score of 40 is one standard deviation below the mean. A higher PROMIS T-score represents more of the concept being measured.

Function will be assessed using the The Short Form (18) Health Survey (SF-18). The SF-18is a 18-item questionnaire to assess health-related quality-of-life. Health concepts of physical functioning, bodily pain, role limitations due to physical health problems, role limitations due to personal or emotional problems, emotional well-being, social functioning, energy/fatigue, and general health perceptions. Scoring: RAND scoring is composed of precoded numeric values that are recoded per RAND scoring key and each item is scored on a 0-100 range so that the lowest and highest possible scores are 0 and 100. Scores represent the percentage of total possible score achieved. In the second part of the scoring key, items are averaged together to create each scale allowing the scale to represent the average for all items in the scale that was answered.

Function will be assessed using the Barthel Index. The Barthel Index is a scale used to determine functional status, measuring performance in activities of daily living. Values assigned to each item are based on a time and amount of actual assistance required if a patient is unable to perform the activity. It can also be used to understand the course of rehabilitation and show how much progress toward independence has occurred. If there is a lack of improvement in the Barthel Index after a reasonable period of treatment, it indicates poor potential for rehab. The total score is not as significant or meaningful as the breakdown into individual items, but rather indicates where deficiencies are.

A minimum score is 0, and a maximum score is 100.

A patient scoring 0 is incontinent and cannot perform daily tasks independently.

A patient scoring 100 is continent and able to perform daily tasks independently.