Abstract: ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between post-stroke depression (PSD) and mood of anxiety and cognitive function, and to explore prognostic condition.Methods144 post-stroke patients were examined with the Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), the Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Scale of Elderly Cognitive Function (SECF). Scores of the depression group were SDS≥50 and scores of the group without depression were SDS<50. ResultsThe incidence of the depression was 40.27%, the suicidal intention was 17.36%. There was significant difference between two groups with lower cognitive function and higher rates of anxiety in the depression group (P<0.001). The re-examination revealed the emotion of depression and anxiety reduced obviously in the depression group after 2 months (P<0.001), the emotion of anxiety also reduced in the group without depression (P<0.01). The cognitive function had little improvement in two groups.ConclusionsPSD is closely related to the emotions of anxiety and cognitive function of patients, emotions of depression and anxiety all improve after 2 months hospitalization, emotions of anxiety also reduce in the group without depression. But the cognitive function improves slower, with no evident changes in 2 months.

Key words: stroke, depression, anxiety, cognitive function