Prevalence and associated factors of psychological distress of patients with stroke attending the clinics of the National Institute of Neurology of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo

• Main Authors: W.M.P.C. Weerasekara (Author), C.N Warshawithana (Author), W.M.N.N.P. Weerasinghe (Author), Irshad Mashood (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: Stroke is the fifth leading cause of disability adjusted life years lost in Sri Lanka. A vast range of factors lead to psychological distress among stroke patients causing poor outcomes such as limitations of daily activities, poor rehabilitation outcomes, social isolation, and poor fi...