Religious-Spirituality Approach to Post-Stroke Depression Patients: An Evidence-Based Case Report

Introduction: Stroke patients can develop a risk of depression due to decreased physiological and psychological functions. Management of post-stroke depression is one of the challenges in the care of stroke patients. A religious/spirituality management approach can be an alternative in the management of post-stroke depression. This evidence-based management is to evaluate management options with a religiosity/spirituality approach to reduce the risk of post-stroke depression. Case: A 54-year-old female patient came with her husband with complaints of changes in feelings and emotions, accompanied by difficulty sleeping and headaches. She felt dissatisfied with her religious worship properly. The patient was diagnosed with organic depression due to stroke. Discussion: Three quantitative studies have shown that a religiosity/spirituality approach in the management of post-stroke patients has the effect of reducing depression in patients through increased efficacy and self-acceptance. Based on three qualitative studies, it shows the effect of the religiosity/spirituality approach as a coping mechanism that can reduce depressive symptoms. The lack of quality of the study makes the religiosity/spirituality approach to reduce depression in the management of post-stroke patients need further study regarding its effectiveness and its effect on the wider population. Conclusion: The religiosity/spirituality approach can reduce depression and is suggested as one of the management options for post-stroke patients.