“…Anxiety and depression are frequently observed in people with stroke (McGinnes, 2009), and depression has been found to be strongly associated with poor functional outcomes (Fure, Wyller, Engedal, & Thommessen, 2006;Hackett, Yapa, Parag, & Anderson, 2005;Pohjasvaara, Vataja, Leppävuori, Kaste, & Erkinjuntti, 2001;Schmid, Kroenke, et al, 2011). Activity and participation levels have also been found to be decreased after stroke (Hartman-Maeir, Soroker, Ring, Avni, & Katz, 2007;Mayo, Wood-Dauphinee, Côté, Durcan, & Carlton, 2002).…”