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Interactive Voice Response—An Innovative Approach to Post-Stroke Depression Self-Management Support

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Automated interactive voice response (IVR) call systems can provide systematic monitoring and self-management support to depressed patients, but it is unknown if stroke patients are able and willing to engage in IVR interactions. We sought to assess the feasibility and acceptability of IVR as an adjunct to post-stroke depression follow-up care. The CarePartner program is a mobile health program designed to optimize depression self-management, facilitate social support from a caregiver, and strengthen connections between stroke survivors and primary care providers (PCPs). Ischemic stroke patients and an informal caregiver, if available, were recruited during the patient’s acute stroke hospitalization or follow-up appointment. The CarePartner program was activated in patients with depressive symptoms during their stroke hospitalization or follow-up. The 3-month intervention consisted of weekly IVR calls monitoring both depressive symptoms and medication adherence along with tailored suggestions for depressive symptom self-management. After each completed IVR call, informal caregivers were automatically updated, and, if needed, the subject’s PCP was notified. Of the 56 stroke patients who enrolled, depressive symptoms were identified in 13 (23 %) subjects. Subjects completed 74 % of the weekly IVR assessments. A total of six subjects did not complete the outcome assessment, including two non-study-related deaths. PCPs were notified five times, including two times for suicidal ideation and three times for medication non-adherence. Stroke patients with depressive symptoms were able to engage in an IVR call system. Future studies are needed to explore the efficacy of an IVR approach for post-stroke self-management and monitoring of stroke-related outcomes.

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Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number UL1TR000433. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Skolarus receives funding from NIH/NINDS K23 NS073685. Dr. Piette is a VA Senior Career Scientist and received additional support from grant number P30DK092926 from the US National Institutes of Health.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Stroke Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Lesli E. Skolarus, Rebecca Hughes & Lewis B. Morgenstern

  2. Ann Arbor Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    John D. Piette

  3. School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    John D. Piette

  4. School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    John D. Piette

  5. Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Paul N. Pfeiffer

  6. VA HSR&D Center for Health Information and Communication, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Paul N. Pfeiffer & Linda S. Williams

  7. Regenstrief Institute, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Linda S. Williams

  8. Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Jason Mackey

  9. University of Michigan Medical Center, 1500 East Medical Center Drive SPC#5855, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-5855, USA

    Lesli E. Skolarus

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Skolarus, L.E., Piette, J.D., Pfeiffer, P.N. et al. Interactive Voice Response—An Innovative Approach to Post-Stroke Depression Self-Management Support. Transl. Stroke Res. 8, 77–82 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12975-016-0481-7

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