*2.2. Outcome Assessment*

We assessed the following outcome measures: presence of depression between 7–10th day after admission to the hospital, degree of disability in daily activities and mortality after stroke 3 and 12 months after stroke during the follow-up visit. Patients who did not attend a follow-up visit were contacted by phone and the information was gathered. A neurologist and a psychologist, both uninvolved in the baseline assessment of patients, were responsible for data acquisition.
