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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 eta(2) = .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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