Context: A stroke is a brain attack, and a major global health problem not merely affects a person physically but also emotionally.
Psychosocial well-being is frequently threatened following a stroke. The improvement of the psychological status of stroke patients is
essential to stroke management and recovery.
Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of the psychoeducational program on psychological distress and posttraumatic stress disorder
among stroke survivors' patients.
Methods: A quasi-experimental study design (one group pre/posttest) was utilized to achieve the aim of the study in the neurology
department at Benha University Hospital at Benha City, Kaluobia Governorate. A convenient sample of 40 stroke survivor's patients was
included in the study as a single study group. Three tools were utilized for data collection, structured interview questionnaire, Hospital
Anxiety, and Depression Scale, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Scale.
Results: Reveals that there was a highly statistically significant reduction in the severity of total anxiety and depression and also total
posttraumatic stress disorder post-program implementation than before. Also, there was a highly statistically significant positive correlation
between total posttraumatic stress, total anxiety, and total depression among studied patients pre and post-program implementation at pvalue |
