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OBJECTIVE: To examine the relation between neuroticism and fatigue in Chinese
patients with stroke. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study.
SETTING: Acute stroke unit.
PARTICIPANTS: Survivors of ischemic stroke (N=191) recruited from the acute
stroke unit between May 1, 2010, and September 1, 2011. INTERVENTIONS: Not
applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The personality trait of neuroticism was
measured with the neuroticism subscale of the Chinese version of the NEO
Five-Factor Inventory. The level of fatigue was measured with the Fatigue
Assessment Scale. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, Geriatric
Depression Scale, Barthel Index, and Mini-Mental State Examination were
administered to obtain demographic and clinical information. RESULTS: Fatigue
severity 3 months after stroke positively correlated with Geriatric Depression
Scale and NEO Five-Factor Inventory neuroticism scores and negatively correlated
with the Barthel Index score. CONCLUSIONS: Neuroticism, independent of depressive
symptoms, is a predictor of fatigue severity 3 months after stroke. Interventions
such as psychological screening programs are warranted for early detection of
patients at high risk of poststroke depression.
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