Objective : In this study, it is intended to provide a basis for after correlating between the emotional
expression corresponding to the emotion recognition level of chronic stroke patients.
Methods : This study was in 2012 August 1 to August 31 in Daejeon and Chungnam two excellent care
hospitals and one general hospital in the MMSE-K score more than 20 points six months
after the onset of stroke in patients with chronic 101 people were surveyed. Measuring tool
measuring tools include emotion recognition(TMMS), emotional expression measurement
tools(BEQ) were used for data analysis program SPSS 18.0 was used.
Results : The relationship between emotional expression and emotional awareness and clarity to see the
results of correlation analysis, clarity of emotion recognition is a positive expression(r=.422,
p<.001) and negative expression(r=-.220, p<.05) in showed a significant correlation, emotion
recognition clarity to examine the effects of emotional expression for multiple regression
analysis explained 32.8%.
Conclusion : Based on these results, patients with chronic stroke, emotional awareness and discussion of
the meaning of emotional expression and a variety of programs need to be developed.